In a study to be published in Psychological Science, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen
demonstrate that brain cells in what is called the mirror system help people make sense of the
actions they see other people perform in
everyday life.
Each work
demonstrates part of Abramovic's concern with creating works that ritualize the simple
actions of
everyday life like lying, sitting, dreaming, and thinking; in effect the manifestation of a unique mental state.