Speech and gesture share the same communication system

Bernardis, P. de; Gentilucci, Maurizio

doi:10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2005.05.007

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“…In line with the views of McNeill [13] and Kendon [14], we have hypothesized that manual gestures and speech share in-part the same control circuit [15,16]. This idea has been confirmed by behavioral [17] and r(repetitive) TMS data [18] in which the relations between emblems and the corresponding-in-meaning words were analyzed. Behavioral data [17] showed that when individuals performed symbolic gestures and simultaneously pronounced a corresponding-in-meaning word, the gesture kinematics and voice spectra of the word changed as compared to the sole gesture performance or word pronunciation.…”

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“…This idea has been confirmed by behavioral [17] and r(repetitive) TMS data [18] in which the relations between emblems and the corresponding-in-meaning words were analyzed. Behavioral data [17] showed that when individuals performed symbolic gestures and simultaneously pronounced a corresponding-in-meaning word, the gesture kinematics and voice spectra of the word changed as compared to the sole gesture performance or word pronunciation. This effect was not observed after rTMS of Broca's area [18].…”

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Does comprehension of symbolic gestures and corresponding-in-meaning words make use of motor simulation?

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Stefani²,

Innocenti³

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Behavioural Brain Research

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• We searched for the processes used to understand the meaning of emblems and words.• TMS was applied to motor cortex during observation/listening of gestures and words.• As controls meaningless gestures, pseudo-words and a still actor were presented.• Motor cortex was activated by presentation of meaningless signals only.• Understanding emblems and corresponding words probably use semantic circuits.

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Does comprehension of symbolic gestures and corresponding-in-meaning words make use of motor simulation?

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“…In a very recent paper, Bernardis and Gentilucci (2006) showed that word and correspondingin-meaning communicative arm gestures influence each other when they are simultaneously emitted. The second formant in the voice spectra is higher when the word is pronounced together with the gesture.…”

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Mirror neurons and the social nature of language: The neural exploitation hypothesis

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2008

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This paper discusses the relevance of the discovery of mirror neurons in monkeys and of the mirror neuron system in humans to a neuroscientific account of primates' social cognition and its evolution. It is proposed that mirror neurons and the functional mechanism they underpin, embodied simulation, can ground within a unitary neurophysiological explanatory framework important aspects of human social cognition. In particular, the main focus is on language, here conceived according to a neurophenomenological perspective, grounding meaning on the social experience of action. A neurophysiological hypothesis *the ''neural exploitation hypothesis'' *is introduced to explain how key aspects of human social cognition are underpinned by brain mechanisms originally evolved for sensorimotor integration. It is proposed that these mechanisms were later on adapted as new neurofunctional architecture for thought and language, while retaining their original functions as well. By neural exploitation, social cognition and language can be linked to the experiential domain of action.

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“…Second, how do neural indicators of semantic processing differ between emblems and words? As for the first question, Bernardis and Gentilucci (2006) studied articulation and arm movement characteristics of word and emblem production in varying combinations. Subjects either pronounced words, performed an emblem describing the word or both.…”

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Neural evidence for the interplay between language, gesture, and action: A review

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Co-speech gestures embody a form of manual action that is tightly coupled to the language system. As such, the co-occurrence of speech and co-speech gestures is an excellent example of the interplay between language and action. There are, however, other ways in which language and action can be thought of as closely related. In this paper we will give an overview of studies in cognitive neuroscience that examine the neural underpinnings of links between language and action. Topics include neurocognitive studies of motor representations of speech sounds, action-related language, sign language and co-speech gestures. It will be concluded that there is strong evidence on the interaction between speech and gestures in the brain. This interaction however shares general properties with other domains in which there is interplay between language and action.

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Speech and gesture share the same communication system

Cited by 216 publications

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Does comprehension of symbolic gestures and corresponding-in-meaning words make use of motor simulation?

Does comprehension of symbolic gestures and corresponding-in-meaning words make use of motor simulation?

Mirror neurons and the social nature of language: The neural exploitation hypothesis

Neural evidence for the interplay between language, gesture, and action: A review

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