Hi The effect could be related to several other phenomena in psychology. One is obviously the phantom limb effect and the other is surviving spouse's imaginary hearing of voices and noisy activities of their dead partners. Both of these phenomena, and perhaps the imagined vibrations, can be explained in principle by spreading activation models in which some well-established associations serve to activate areas of the brain representing the missing limb and partner. One implication of these models would perhaps be that the experience of phantom vibrations should be correlated with the frequency of use of cell phones, especially when set to vibration.
Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> "Dr. Bob Wildblood" <[email protected]> 21-Dec-10 10:05:58 AM >>> Yes, this happens to me most frequently when I have been driving for a period of time - 1/2 hour or more. ---- Original message ---- >Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:56:59 +0000 (UTC) >From: [email protected] >Subject: [tips] Phantom (cell phone) vibrations? >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" ><[email protected]> > > > > I experience these occasionally, especially when I > am driving. Anyone else? > > > > http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6914.abstract?etoc > > > > Miguel > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: > [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee94ad&n=T&l=tips&o=7397 > > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL > if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-7397-13185.d5346723901d967ccc167929e2ee9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu . Robert W. Wildblood, PhD Adjunct Psychology Faculty Germanna Community College [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=7408 or send a blank email to leave-7408-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7412 or send a blank email to leave-7412-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
