News tagged with hand gestures

Before they can speak, babies make friends: study

Babies still too small to speak know how to make jokes and form friendships, say researchers at an Australian university who have spent two years filming the behaviour of young children.

Psychology & Psychiatry Feb 18, 2012 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Rock-paper-scissors players are natural copycats

Players of the game rock paper scissors subconsciously copy each other's hand shapes, significantly increasing the chance of the game ending in a draw, according to new research.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 20, 2011 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Holding a mirror to brain changes in autism

Impaired social function is a cardinal symptom of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). One of the brain circuits that enable us to relate to other people is the "mirror neuron" system. This brain circuit is activated when we ...

Autism spectrum disorders Mar 02, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Brains of frequent dance spectators exhibit motor mirroring while watching familiar dance

Experienced ballet spectators with no physical expertise in ballet showed enhanced muscle-specific motor responses when watching live ballet, according to a Mar. 21 report in the open access journal PLoS ONE.

Neuroscience Mar 21, 2012 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0 |