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Encouraging Pointing with the Right Hand, but Not the Left Hand, Gives Right-Handed 3-Year-Olds a Linguistic Advantage
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Mumford, Katherine H.; Aussems, Suzanne; Kita, Sotaro – Developmental Science, 2023
Previous research has shown a strong positive association between right-handed gesturing and vocabulary development. However, the causal nature of this relationship remains unclear. In the current study, we tested whether gesturing with the right hand enhances linguistic processing in the left hemisphere, which is contralateral to the right hand.…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Communication, Handedness, Toddlers, Vocabulary Development