Multimodal communication is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the integration of verbal language with non-verbal modes such as gesture, facial expression and prosody. This area of research ...

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Gesture communication is increasingly recognised as a vital compensatory strategy in aphasia rehabilitation. Aphasia, most commonly arising from stroke-related brain injuries, impairs verbal ...

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Researchers say they have translated the meaning of gestures that wild chimpanzees use to communicate. They say wild chimps communicate 19 specific messages to one another with a "lexicon" of 66 ...

When words fail, gestures can help to get the message across -- especially for people who have a language disorder. An international research team has now shown that listeners attend the gestures of ...

Love it or hate it, the modern workplace is now a global one. We communicate through screens, speak different languages, and have different cultural upbringings. Thankfully, a big part of effective ...

My good friend and colleague, Philippa Brakes, an expert on cetacean behavior and ethics, recently alerted me to a BBC essay by Victoria Gill called "Chimpanzee language: Communication gestures ...

Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance. This study shows that facial gestures aren't ...

Why scientists say gestures change minds Researchers who study communication have moved beyond the idea that gestures are mere add-ons to speech, treating them instead as an integrated part of how ...

New research published in the journal Cognitive Science provides evidence that the fluidity of a person’s speech influences how knowledgeable they appear to others. The findings indicate that speakers ...

This post was co-authored with Dr. Sirada Rochanavibhata. This week, media is once again abuzz with speculations about Meghan Markle’s body language. Following the release of the Netflix documentary ...