Gesture and right hemisphere involvement in evaluating lecture material

Gesture

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-42

  Kelly, Spencer D ^a   Goldsmith, Leslie H ^a  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehension; Gesture; Lateralization; Right hemispher; Speech

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644808316     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.4.1.03kel     Document Type: Article

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