Gesturing meaning: non-action words activate the motor system
Across cultures, speakers produce iconic gestures, which add – through the movement of the speakers’ hands – a pictorial dimension to the speakers’ message. These gestures capture not only the motor content but also the visuospatial content of the message. Her...
Main Authors: | Patric Bach, Debbra Griffiths, Matthias Weigelt, Steven Tipper |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2010-11-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Human Neuroscience |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2010.00214/full |
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