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Author Spotlight: Deciphering the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms of Gesture in Communication
Published on: January 26, 2024
Abstract:
Srikant Sarangi's rich and provocative insights clearly merit robust inquiry. In resounding endorsement of his spot-on driving thesis of communication as "action/meaning-making practice," let us stretch beyond our disciplinary corridors and embark on a brief phenomenological and ontological dig to further challenge the quarantining of communication to a template of skills and behavior.
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