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    It is not the case that Recognition of depicted action is direct perceptual understanding, not inference from bodies to implied motion.

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    • 1.Still images lack motion cues; we interpret postures as *implying* action through learned associations, not perceiving action itself.
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    • 2.Different viewers attribute different actions to identical poses based on context and prior knowledge, indicating interpretation not direct perception.
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    • 3.Neural motor activation reflects unconscious inference about likely motion, not evidence that action perception is non-inferential.
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    • 1.We recognize action in static images instantly without conscious reasoning, suggesting direct perception rather than inferential processing.
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    • 2.Depicted motion activates motor cortex regions similarly to observed motion, indicating perception engages direct action understanding systems.
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    • 3.Static postures contain sufficient visual information (limb angles, body tension) to convey action without needing mental inference steps.
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