title: Brain stimulation: feeling the buzz.
abstract: A recent study demonstrates that artificially generated patterns of brain activity are surprisingly easy to sense. Brain areas that differ substantially in their functional specialization are remarkably similar in their ability to support this awareness.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Neurobiology, 299 West Campus Drive D200, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Reppas
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Newsome
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds