The perception of other's goal-directed actions

Abstract

It is widely assumed that perception of the world is based on internal models of that world and that models are shaped via prior experiences that modulate the likelihood of a certain action given a certain context. In this talk, I will outline some experimental and theoretical ideas how humans perceive goal-directed actions of others on the basis of object and movement knowledge. I will also discuss a potential role for language in improving our world model including a better perception of other agents' goal-directed actions.