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ERIC Number: EJ730189
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Apr
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0093-934X
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Neural Correlates of Bimodal Speech and Gesture Comprehension
Kelly, Spencer D.; Kravitz, Corinne; Hopkins, Michael
Brain and Language, v89 n1 p253-260 Apr 2004
The present study examined the neural correlates of speech and hand gesture comprehension in a naturalistic context. Fifteen participants watched audiovisual segments of speech and gesture while event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded to the speech. Gesture influenced the ERPs to the speech. Specifically, there was a right-lateralized N400 effect--reflecting semantic integration--when gestures mismatched versus matched the speech. In addition, early sensory components in bilateral occipital and frontal sites differentiated speech accompanied by matching versus non-matching gestures. These results suggest that hand gestures may be integrated with speech at early and late stages of language processing.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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