Laura Stone (ABC Kids Early Education) in conversation with Dr Elizabeth Austin. Play School investigators; (from left) Dr Naomi Sweller and Dr Elizabeth Austin, Macquarie University, Sydney and Dr ...

Gesture communication is increasingly recognised as a vital compensatory strategy in aphasia rehabilitation. Aphasia, most commonly arising from stroke-related brain injuries, impairs verbal ...

Though most of us associate exceptional oratorical skills with passion, a facility with words and proper intonation, there’s another facet of effective communication that doesn’t garner much attention ...

Multimodal communication is an interdisciplinary field that addresses the integration of verbal language with non-verbal modes such as gesture, facial expression and prosody. This area of research ...

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 ...

When we communicate, we use more than just words. The way we stand or sit, the way we gesture, and even the pitch of our voice help contribute to our message. A famous researcher of body language, ...

In many relationships, emotional distance isn’t necessarily caused by a lack of love but by the absence of everyday expressions of care. Simple acts, such as a thoughtful note or even a few minutes of ...

Nonverbal communication plays an important role in the workplace, particularly when you are dealing with the public. There's a well-known "7 percent" rule which suggests that communication is only 7 ...

This post was written by Alison Fernandes, research affiliate at the Department of Psychology, Monk Prayogshala. Communication serves as the cornerstone of human interaction, intricately shaped by ...

We have identified well over a hundred different gestures used by chimpanzees, more than enough to reveal the primates use nonverbal communication much like we do. But it’s what the chimps are saying ...