ABSTRACT
Online comprehension of sign language involves many visuospatial processes, such as recognition of hand configuration, motion discrimination, identification of facial expressions, and recognition of linguistically relevant spatial contrasts (see chap. 4). Production of sign language also involves visuospatial processes linked to motor processes, for example, production of distinct motion patterns, memory for spatial locations, and integration of mental images with signing space. In this chapter, we review several studies that suggest the habitual use of a signed language has an impact on nonlinguistic aspects of spatial cognition.1
