A study published on 21 May in Child Development shows that the early production of beat gestures with the hands (i.e., gestures normally associated with emphasis that do not represent the semantic ...

New research shows that the early production of beat gestures with the hands (i.e., gestures normally associated with emphasis that do not represent the semantic content of speech) by infants between ...

And then there are motor gestures, some of the most commonly used gestures of all, which work to reinforce the cadence of what we are saying. As an extreme example, think of someone hitting the top of ...

We’re much more likely to be hanging out on social media than at the watercooler these days. But just because we’re no longer face-to-face when we chat, doesn’t mean our communication is completely ...

Having a conversation? Use your hands! Source: Images by cottonbro/Pexels, fauxels/Pexels, Jessica Da Rosa/Unsplash Successful communication involves much more than just talking. When having a face-to ...