The influence of gestures and visuospatial ability during learning about movements with dynamic visualizations – An fNIRS study
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Highlights：
• Cognitive and neural effects of gesturing and spatial ability (VSA) were studied in learning from instructional animations.
• Observing non-corresponding gestures improved learning for higher VSA learners, but reduced learning for lower VSA learners.
• Activation of the inferior frontal cortex (part of the human mirror-neuron-system) tended to predict better learning.
• Making gestures did not influence learning directly.
• When observing corresponding gestures there was higher inferior frontal cortex activation if learners also self-gestured.
摘要
•Cognitive and neural effects of gesturing and spatial ability (VSA) were studied in learning from instructional animations.•Observing non-corresponding gestures improved learning for higher VSA learners, but reduced learning for lower VSA learners.•Activation of the inferior frontal cortex (part of the human mirror-neuron-system) tended to predict better learning.•Making gestures did not influence learning directly.•When observing corresponding gestures there was higher inferior frontal cortex activation if learners also self-gestured.
论文关键词：Dynamic visualizations,Gestures,Learners' visuospatial ability,Learning about movements,Human mirror-neuron system,Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
论文评审过程：Received 19 October 2021, Revised 10 December 2021, Accepted 15 December 2021, Available online 16 December 2021, Version of Record 23 December 2021.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107151
