Language comprehension of action verbs recruits embodied representations in the brain that are assumed to invoke a mental simulation (e.g., “grasping a peanut”). This extends to abstract concepts, as well (“grasping an idea”). We, therefore, argue that mental simulation works across levels of abstractness and involves higher-level schematic structures that subsume a generic structure of actions and events.

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跨表示的模拟：模式和基于模拟的推理在不同抽象级别上的相互作用

动作动词的语言理解在大脑中招募了被假定为调用心理模拟的具体表征（例如，“抓住花生”）。这也延伸到抽象概念（“抓住一个想法”）。因此，我们认为心理模拟在抽象层次上起作用，并涉及包含动作和事件的通用结构的更高层次的示意图结构。