The role of gestures in spatial working memory and speech

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 411-424

  Morsella, Ezequiel ^a,b   Krauss, Robert M ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 6044244929     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4149008     Document Type: Article

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