on Jane Friedman site:
It’s one of the things we love most about fiction, the illusion that we’re not just reading a story about this character, we actually arethis character.
Brain science tells us that when we read about a character doing or experiencing something, our brains light up in much the same way as if we were doing or experiencing that thing for ourselves—and nowhere is this illusion more complete than in scene.
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 