Currently, production and comprehension are regarded as quite distinct in accounts of
language processing. In rejecting this dichotomy, we instead assert that producing and …

As we speak, we use not only the arbitrary form–meaning map**s of the speech channel
but also motivated form–meaning correspondences, ie iconic gestures that accompany …

A comprehensive 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 …

People can seamlessly integrate a vast array of information from what they see and hear in
the noisy and uncertain world. However, the neural underpinnings of audiovisual integration …

Language and gesture are highly interdependent systems that reciprocally influence each
other. For example, performing a gesture when learning a word or a phrase enhances its …

An argument that the meaning of written or auditory linguistic signals is not derived from the
input but results from the brain's internal construction process. When we read a text or listen …

Iconic gestures are spontaneous hand movements that illustrate certain contents of speech
and, as such, are an important part of face-to-face communication. This experiment targets …

The ecology of human language is face-to-face interaction, comprising cues such as
prosody, co-speech gestures and mouth movements. Yet, the multimodal context is usually …

Recent research on the neural integration of speech and gesture has examined either
gesture in the context of concrete [iconic (IC) gestures] or abstract sentence content …

Central to conceptual understanding of STEM disciplines is visuospatial processing. Despite
its acknowledged role in assuring learners' success, less is known about the underlying …