The role of gesture in memory and social communication

Gesture

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 137-158

  Church, Ruth Breckinridge ^a   Garber, Philip ^b   Rogalski, Kathryn ^c  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Math and Physical Science Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Gesture; Memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249132414     PISSN: 15681475     EISSN: 15699773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/gest.7.2.02bre     Document Type: Article

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