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ReviewFrontiers in psychology2021

The Role of Iconic Gestures in Speech Comprehension: An Overview of Various Methodologies.

Kendra G Kandana Arachchige, Isabelle Simoes Loureiro, Wivine Blekic, Mandy Rossignol, Laurent Lefebvre

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Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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5 authors.

Kendra G Kandana ArachchigeCognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Isabelle Simoes LoureiroCognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Wivine BlekicCognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Mandy RossignolCognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.
Laurent LefebvreCognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Mons, Mons, Belgium.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iconic gesture-speech integration is a relatively recent field of investigation with numerous researchers studying its various aspects. The results obtained are just as diverse. The definition of iconic gestures is often overlooked in the interpretations of results. Furthermore, while most behavioral studies have demonstrated an advantage of bimodal presentation, brain activity studies show a diversity of results regarding the brain regions involved in the processing of this integration. Clinical studies also yield mixed results, some suggesting parallel processing channels, others a unique and integrated channel. This review aims to draw attention to the methodological variations in research on iconic gesture-speech integration and how they impact conclusions regarding the underlying phenomena. It will also attempt to draw together the findings from other relevant research and suggest potential areas for further investigation in order to better understand processes at play during speech integration process.

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co-network connectivityiconic gesturesmethodological considerationsmultisensory integrationspeech-gesture integration

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PMID33995189
PMCPMC8118122

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