Perceived Conventionality in Co-speech Gestures Involves the Fronto-Temporal Language Network

Face-to-face communication is multimodal; it encompasses spoken words, facial expressions, gaze, and co-speech gestures. In contrast to linguistic symbols (e.g., spoken words or signs in sign language) relying on mostly explicit conventions, gestures vary in their degree of conventionality. Bodily s...

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Main Authors: Dhana Wolf, Linn-Marlen Rekittke, Irene Mittelberg, Martin Klasen, Klaus Mathiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00573/full