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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – Last month, a victim of domestic abuse was able to alert an onlooker to her plight at a convenience store in California — all without raising the suspicions of her alleged abuser, who had ...

Hand movements are often treated as a nervous tic to be suppressed, but a growing body of research suggests they are one of the most powerful tools a speaker has. Across lab experiments, large-scale ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University's research is using visual new technologies to assess how hand gestures help children with learning disabilities communicate in the classroom. Children ...

A hand signal created by the Canadian Women’s Foundation could be used to save victims of gender-based violence in the UK, a new report says. (Alamy) An inquiry set up in the wake of the murder of ...

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and therapy.

Discover the psychological meaning behind this common hand gesture and what it reveals about our inner thoughts and emotions.