The mind uses syntax to interpret actions

Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 14:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Most people are familiar with the concept that sentences have syntax. A verb, a subject, and an object come together in predictable patterns. But actions have syntax, too; when we watch someone else do something, we assemble their actions to mean something, according to a new study published in Psychological Science.

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