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I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket when it hasn't actually vibrated
This is called 'phantom vibration syndrome' — the brain misinterprets ordinary muscle twitches or fabric movement as a phone notification because it's so highly trained to expect them. Studies show up to 89% of mobile users experience this. The brain's prediction systems over-apply a learned pattern.
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The phenomenon increased dramatically between 2010 and 2015, tracking directly with smartphone adoption rates. It's a form of technology-induced perceptual conditioning.