title: Lateralized hand gesture during speech.
abstract: A group of individuals conversing in natural dyads and a group of lecturers were observed for lateral hand movement patterns during speech. Right-handed individuals in both groups displayed a significant right hand bias for gesture movements but no lateral bias for self-touching movements. The study provides external validity for previous laboratory studies of lateralized hand gesture. The results were interpreted as evidence of a central processor for both spoken and gestural communication.
authors.affiliation: Alberta Children's Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dalby
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grossi