Various interconnections between the processing of speech and gesture have been
demonstrated in the literature. However, it is not well understood what cognitive factors …

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 …

When watching others describe events, does information from their speech and gestures
affect our memory representations for the gist and surface form of the described events …

Purpose Semantic learning under 2 co-speech gesture conditions was investigated in
children with specific language impairment (SLI) and typically developing (TD) children …

The present series of experiments explores several issues related to gesture–speech
integration and synchrony during sentence processing. To be able to more precisely …

Children perceive iconic gestures, along with speech they hear. Previous studies have
shown that children integrate information from both modalities. Yet it is not known whether …

Gesture is integral to human language. Its function within human communication is as much
goal-directed, and subsequently as communicative, as is speech. Indeed, gesture and …

Speakers sometimes convey information in their gestures that they do not convey in the
accompanying speech. The present study examined whether individual differences in the …

Gestures and their concurrent words are often said to be meaningfully related and co-
expressive. Research has shown that gestures and words are each particularly suited to …

Previous research has demonstrated a link between language and action in the brain. The
present study investigates the strength of this neural relationship by focusing on a potential …