Hemispheric lateralization was assessed through the use of a disruption task. Tapping with theleft hand was used todisrupt right hemispheric processing and tapping with the right hand was used to disrupt the left hemispheric processing. At the end of the tape, each subject was administered a multiple choice questionnaire to assess their comprehension of information presented through either gesture or speech on the stimulus tape. This study is important for understanding how the two hemispheres interact to comprehend complex social communication. Preliminary data analases have shown that gesture detection is being found at a rate similar to that found in past research.
Further analysis is necessary.