Comprehension of Co-Speech Gestures in Aphasic Patients: An Eye Movement Study.

BACKGROUND:Co-speech gestures are omnipresent and a crucial element of human interaction by facilitating language comprehension. However, it is unclear whether gestures also support language comprehension in aphasic patients. Using visual exploration behavior analysis, the present study aimed to inv...

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Main Authors: Noëmi Eggenberger, Basil C Preisig, Rahel Schumacher, Simone Hopfner, Tim Vanbellingen, Thomas Nyffeler, Klemens Gutbrod, Jean-Marie Annoni, Stephan Bohlhalter, Dario Cazzoli, René M Müri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4703302?pdf=render