Human communication is a traditional topic of research in many disciplines such as psychology, linguistics and philosophy, all of which mainly focused on language, gestures and deictics. However, these do not constitute the sole channels of communication, especially during online social interaction, where instead an additional critical role may be played by sensorimotor communication (SMC). SMC refers here to (often subtle) communicative signals embedded within pragmatic actions – for example, a soccer player carving his body movements in ways that inform a partner about his intention, or to feint an adversary; or the many ways we offer a glass of wine, rudely or politely. SMC is a natural form of communication that does not require any prior convention or any specific code. It amounts to the continuous and flexible exchange of bodily signals, with or without awareness, to enhance coordination success; and it is versatile, as sensorimotor signals can be embedded within every action. SMC is at the center of recent interest in neuroscience, cognitive psychology, human–robot interaction and experimental semiotics; yet, we still lack a coherent and comprehensive synthesis to account for its multifaceted nature. Some fundamental questions remain open, such as which interactive scenarios promote or do not promote SMC, what aspects of social interaction can be properly called communicative and which ones entail a mere transfer of information, and how many forms of SMC exist and what we know (or still don't know) about them from an empirical viewpoint. The present work brings together all these separate strands of research within a unified overarching, multidisciplinary framework for SMC, which combines evidence from kinematic studies of human–human interaction and computational modeling of social exchanges.

人际交流是心理学，语言学和哲学等许多学科的传统研究主题，所有学科主要集中在语言，手势和行为论上。然而，这些并不构成交流的唯一渠道，尤其是在在线社交互动中，在这种情况下，感觉运动交流可能会发挥额外的关键作用（SMC）。SMC在这里指的是（通常是微妙的）嵌入在务实行动中的交流信号，例如，一名足球运动员以告知对方意图的方式刻画自己的身体动作，或假装对手。或我们无礼或礼貌地提供多种葡萄酒的多种方式。SMC是一种自然的通信形式，不需要任何事先约定或任何特定代码。它等于在有意识或无意识的情况下不断灵活地交换身体信号，以提高协调的成功；而且它是通用的，因为感觉运动信号可以嵌入到每个动作中。SMC是神经科学，认知心理学，人机交互和实验符号学领域近期关注的焦点。但是，我们仍然缺乏一个连贯而全面的综合说明其多方面的性质。一些基本问题尚待解决，例如哪些互动场景促进或不促进SMC，社交互动的哪些方面可以适当地称为交流，哪些方面仅需要信息传递，存在SMC的形式有多少种，以及我们所知道的（还是仍然不知道）从经验的角度来看。当前的工作将所有这些单独的研究领域整合到一个统一的，跨学科的，面向SMC的框架中，该框架结合了人与人互动的运动学研究和社会交流的计算模型的证据。以及存在多少形式的SMC，以及从经验角度我们知道（或仍然不知道）的SMC。当前的工作将所有这些单独的研究领域整合到一个统一的，跨学科的，面向SMC的框架中，该框架结合了人与人互动的运动学研究和社会交流的计算模型的证据。以及存在多少形式的SMC，以及从经验角度我们知道（或仍然不知道）的SMC。当前的工作将所有这些单独的研究领域整合到一个统一的，跨学科的，面向SMC的框架中，该框架结合了人与人互动的运动学研究和社会交流的计算模型的证据。