Gestures make memories, but what kind? Patients with impaired procedural memory display disruptions in gesture production and comprehension

Hand gesture, a ubiquitous feature of human interaction, facilitates communication. Gesture also facilitates new learning, benefiting speakers and listeners alike. Thus, gestures must impact cognition beyond simply supporting the expression of already-formed ideas. However, the cognitive and neural...

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Main Authors: Nathaniel Bloem Klooster, Susan Wagner Cook, Ergun Y. Uc, Melissa C. Duff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.01054/full