Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 369, No. 1651, Language as a multimodal phenomenon: implications for language learning, processing and evolution (19 September 2014), pp. 1-10 (10 ...

The handshake, once considered the gold standard of international greetings, has become surprisingly complex. Research has shown significant cultural differences in how Americans and people from ...

Let’s take our history of hand gestures back to the basics, starting with the good ol’ handshake. Whether you’re greeting someone for the first time, closing a deal or making amends, shaking hands is ...

Remember the last time someone flipped you the bird? Whether or not that single finger was accompanied by spoken obscenities, you knew exactly what it meant. The conversion from movement into meaning ...

Through the years our photographers have shot dozens of “wax museums” at local elementary schools, where fourth-graders dress up as famous people past and present. The students in the photos are ...

When off on your travels, please take note: across cultures, there are many, many different ways to signal the same idea or emotion with a distinct gesture. On the flip side, there’s always a danger ...

Learn about the meaning behind the unconscious gesture of rubbing your neck and what it reveals about stress and self-comfort ...

Gestures may be simple actions, but they don’t function in isolation. Research shows that gesture not only augments language, but also aids in its acquisition. In fact, the two may share some of the ...