When people talk face to face, they don’t rely on words alone. They move their hands, raise their eyebrows, or nod to help express what they mean. These gestures often carry meaning and help listeners ...

When it came to communication style, both generations leaned toward amiable approaches—less-assertive, relationship‑focused, and slower-paced. The study also found that each group had some ability to ...

Using hand gestures may be important for more than just making a point; they could help children to learn. In research published in the journal Developmental Psychology, preschoolers and ...

But whether elephants gesture intentionally to others to communicate goals in mind has not been systematically explored before. My colleagues and I study the cognition and communication of animals to ...