Hand Preference in Adults’ Referential Gestures during Storytelling: Testing for Effects of Bilingualism, Language Ability, Sex and Age

Previous studies have shown that gestures are mediated by the left hemisphere. The primary purpose of this study was to test whether most gestures are also asymmetrical, i.e., produced with the right hand. We also tested four predictors of the degree of right-hand gesture use: bilingualism, language...

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Main Authors: Elena Nicoladis, Safi Shirazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Symmetry
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/13/10/1776