The traditional view that gestures play an important role in communication is so widespread
and well-entrenched that comparatively little research has been done to assess the …

The present series of experiments explored the extent to which iconic gestures convey
information not found in speech. Electroencephalogram (EEG) was recorded as participants …

Why do people gesture while speaking? What role does this activity play in verbal
exchanges? Which kind of relationship does it exhibit between the verbal and the gestural …

People engaged in speaking ordinarily perform a variety of movements which are not strictly
a part of the speaking act: they nod their heads, change their postures, gesture with their …

Three experiments investigated the extent to which spontaneous gestural accompaniments
to a spoken message enhance the message′ s communicative effectiveness. All three …

Do speakers use spontaneous gestures accompanying their speech for themselves or to
communicate their message to their addressees? Two experiments show that speakers …

This paper aims to determine whether iconic tracing gestures produced while speaking
constitute part of the speaker's communicative intention. We used a picture description task …

Abundant research has shown that encoding meaningful gesture, such as an iconic gesture,
enhances memory. This paper asked whether gesture needs to carry meaning to improve …

Several studies indicate that both posterior superior temporal sulcus/middle temporal gyrus
(pSTS/MTG) and left inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) are involved in integrating information from …

This paper provides em pirical evidence that multimodal signals are produced and
understood as integrated units of communication called com posite signals, rather than …