enactions

Noun

enaction (usually uncountable, plural enactions)

1. (usually) The process of enacting something.
   • a wide spectrum of tics and compulsive movements […] which were enactions of sudden urges.1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings
2. (usually, cognitive science) The interpretation of consciousness or understanding as a process of meaningfully engaging and interacting with the world in a hierarchy of actions that produce reactions.
   • An appreciation of the power of enaction in our understandings of the mind will throw into relief the question of motivations and goals.2005, Ralph D. Ellis, Natika Newton, Consciousness & Emotion: Agency, conscious choice, and selective perception