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Can you train a technique through visualization alone? How do we visualize and understand what is said to us? And why do we enjoy watching action scenes?

The answer to all these questions may have to do with the way that we visualize actions before performing them. This is how we learn new skills and prepare for movements. It's also how we imagine actions and interpret words.

When we visualize action in this way, we cause similar patterns of activity in the brain as we would if we actually executed the movement for real. Thus we can form new neural connections just as efficiently by 'mentally practicing' a form or kata as we can be practicing it physically. And a 'mental physics engine' and theory of mind help us to practice and plan movements that involve interactions with the environment too.

What's more, is that these same brain areas fire when we witness other people engaging in movements. This is thanks to the action of 'mirror neurons'. It's the basis for empathy and much of our social interactions. But it's also why watching an action scene on the screen feels so good - it allows the brain to learn and to build its own mental models more effeciently.

We love watching action, because it lets the brain learn. And that means that potentially, observing complex movement could help us to improve our own physical performance!

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