Marine Wang @marinewang.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Furthermore, this synchrony predicted their subsequent performance on math questions. Our results suggests that gestures align conceptual representations which may help kids mentally map out abstract math concepts. 000
Marine Wang @marinewang.bsky.social · 14/04/2026We found interbrain synchrony in regions of the brain associated with math processing when kids learned from gestures, but not when they watched the teacher moved magnetic numbers. 000
Marine Wang @marinewang.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Why do kids learn better from gestures than visually similar actions with objects? In our new paper out in JoCN, we looked at how the brain responds to both. Check out the full paper here: doi.org/10.1162/JOCN... Thanks to @ycleong.bsky.social Susan Goldin-Meadow, Marc Berman and all collaborators!doi.orgGesture-based Instruction Enhances Neural Synchrony and Predicts Children's Mathematical LearningAbstract. Teachers' hand movements during instruction can influence how children learn mathematics, but not all movements are equally effective. Gesture-based instruction on problems such as 4 + 2 + 5... 284
Marine Wang @marinewang.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Excited to share the new preprint —grateful for the opportunity to work with @gabriellavigliocco.bsky.social @eddonnellan.bsky.social We explored how iconic gestures support children’s word learning. Excited to see it out! 190
