Speakers use spontaneous hand gestures as they speak and think. These gestures serve
many functions for speakers who produce them as well as for listeners who observe them …

People move their hands as they talk–they gesture. Gesturing is a robust phenomenon,
found across cultures, ages, and tasks. Gesture is even found in individuals blind from birth …

When people talk, they gesture. We now know that these gestures are associated with
learning—they can index moments of cognitive instability and reflect thoughts not yet found …

When speakers talk, they gesture. The goal of this review is to investigate the contribution
that these gestures make to how we communicate and think. Gesture can play a role in …

People of all ages, cultures and backgrounds gesture when they speak. These hand
movements are so natural and pervasive that researchers across many fields–from …

Why do speakers produce gestures? This study tests the hypothesis that gesture facilitates
the conceptual planning of speaking, and in particular, gesture promotes thinking about …

When people talk, they gesture. Gesture is a fundamental component of language that
contributes meaningful and unique information to a spoken message and reflects the …

Speech and gesture are two vital components of communication. Gesture itself provides an
external support to speech, potentially promoting comprehension of a spoken message. The …

Gestures are central to human cognition and constitute a pervasive element of human
communication across cultures; even congenitally blind individuals use gestures when they …

Recent research has shown that people's actions can influence how they think. A separate
body of research has shown that the gestures people produce when they speak can also …