Do the gestures that speakers produce while talking significantly benefit listeners'
comprehension of the message? This question has been the topic of many research studies …

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 …

A landmark account of the neurobiological basis of language—arguing that species-specific
brain differences may be at the root of the human capacity for language. Language makes …

Gesture and speech are assumed to form an integrated system during language production.
Based on this view, we propose the integrated-systems hypothesis, which explains two ways …

The presence of divergent and independent research traditions in the gestural and vocal
domains of primate communication has resulted in major discrepancies in the definition and …

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 …

Vocabulary acquisition represents a major challenge in foreign language learning.
Research has demonstrated that gestures accompanying speech have an impact on …

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 …

This chapter explores whether gestures play a role in language learning in adults. It exposes
adults to a brief training session presenting novel Japanese verbs with and without hand …

See Fink et al.(doi: 10.1093/aww034) for a scientific commentary on this article. Transcranial
direct current stimulation has shown promise to improve recovery in patients with post-stroke …