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An exploration of the integration of speech with co-speech gesture with non-invasive brain stimulation

Zhao, Wanying

Authors

Wanying Zhao



Contributors

Kevin John Riggs
Supervisor

Abstract

The current PhD project focuses on the integration of gesture with their co-occurring speech with the use of non-invasive brain stimulation. The project investigated ‘where’ and ‘when’ gesture-speech integration takes place. Building on the paradigm of Kelly et al., (2010) which provides a reaction time index of automatic gesture-speech integration, it was tested whether left middle temporal gyrus (pMTG) as well as left Inferior frontal gyrus (LIFG) are causally involved in gesture-speech integration. A follow-up study investigated the time window for this integration of gesture and speech in pMTG. This study found that gesture has a priming effect on the semantic retrieval of speech. This effect only manifested itself after gesture had been clearly understood and before the semantic analysis of speech. Based on the common coding hypothesis, this finding was interpreted in terms of gesture and speech originating from a common coding system, with both LIFG and pMTG as its neural underpining, enabling bi-directional influences between both domains.

Citation

Zhao, W. An exploration of the integration of speech with co-speech gesture with non-invasive brain stimulation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220574

Thesis Type Thesis
Deposit Date Aug 13, 2018
Publicly Available Date Feb 23, 2023
Keywords Psychology
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220574
Additional Information Department of Psychology, The University of Hull
Award Date Sep 1, 2017

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© 2017 Zhao, Wanying. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the copyright holder.




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