Looking at gesture: The reciprocal influence between gesture and conversation

CONCLUSION: Individuals with aphasia demonstrated increased use of gesture for varied purposes and improved gestural processing following a semester of conversation-based treatment. This is significant because gesture is an effective support for the repair of conversation breakdown typical of persons with aphasia.PMID:37769381 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcomdis.2023.106379

Source: Journal of Communication Disorders - September 28, 2023 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Jennifer Thompson Tetnowski John A Tetnowski Jack S Damico Source Type: research