How and Why is memory enhanced by gestures?

According to Zimmer et al.(2000), not just the wordbank of the learner is expanded, but how long the word is retained in the brain is also lengthened. To add on, the enactments allows the effortless accessibility and retrieval of these words in the long run. Thus, it aids in the retainment of the new words learnt for future uses as these words get conceptually linked with the learner’s first language.

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