Action attenuates the effect of visibility on gesture rates

Cognitive Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1468-1481

  Hostetter, Autumn B ^a  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Action simulation; Communication; Gesture

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; MALE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; VISION;

FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; MALE; SEMANTICS; SPEECH; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84908371425     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cogs.12113     Document Type: Article

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