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A team of researchers from Australia, Germany and the U.S. has found evidence that the origin of human language was hand gestures rather than grunts. In their paper published in Proceedings of the ...

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found bonobos and chimpanzees use manual gestures of their hands, feet and limbs more flexibly than they do facial ...

Learn more about how elephants have been using non-verbal gestures to communicate with humans, the first of this complex method documented in non-primates. A point, a wave, a thumbs-up, or a nod of ...

These gestures can show how an action works, illustrate the shape of an object, or recreate a movement in space. For example, someone explaining how to crack an egg might mime the action with their ...

Apple has filed a new patent for intuitive, gesture-based communications using Physics metaphors. "A user can make an intuitive, physical gesture with a first device, which can be detected by one or ...

Communication is so easy, yet so difficult. How can simple statements have the potential of causing so much harm? How does an innocent hand gesture land you in jail? Barriers abound that interfere ...

Think talking with your hands is only for mimes, stereotypical Italian families, and people who cut you off during rush hour? Think again. Gesturing plays a huge role in the way people communicate all ...

In the world of robot communication, it seems actions speak louder than words. Scientists have discovered that by getting robot avatars to 'talk with their hands,' we understand them as well as we do ...

Researchers have found bonobos and chimpanzees use manual gestures of their hands, feet and limbs more flexibly than they do facial expressions and vocalizations, further supporting the evolution of ...