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Spoken language and arm gestures are controlled by the same motor control system.

A study reviewed the neurophysiological and behavioral evidence that manual gestures and vocal language share the same control systems. The research on human and primate premotor cortex and, specifically, on the so-called “mirror systems” pointed to the existence of a dual hand/mouth motor command...

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Published in:Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 61; no. 6; pp. 944 - 958
Main Authors: Gentilucci, Maurizio, Dalla Volta, Riccardo
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd June 2008
Subjects:
Arm
Body movement
Brain function localization
Movement, Psychology of
Speech
Psychology
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost