The role of motor context in the beneficial effects of hand gesture on memory

Viewing co-speech hand gestures with spoken phrases enhances memory for phrases, as compared to when the phrases are presented without gesture. Prior work investigating the mechanism underlying the effect of gesture on memory has implicated engagement of the motor system; when the hands are engaged...

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Main Authors: Bushinski, A. (Author), Halvorson, K.M (Author), Hilverman, C. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer New York LLC 2019
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