phantom ringing 手机响动幻觉

在厨房做饭时老感觉客厅的手机在响，跑过去一看，发现手机根本没响动。这样的情况你历程过吗？在英语里，这样的情况叫phantom1 ringing，如果走路时老感觉手机在震动，那就是phantom vibration2 syndrome3。

Phantom vibration syndrome or phantom ringing is the sensation and false belief that ones mobile phone is vibrating or ringing, when in fact the telephone is not doing so.

Phantom vibration syndrome（或者phantom ringing）指手机明明没响动，却总感觉手机在震动或者在响的幻觉或错觉，大家称之为震动幻觉综合征或者手机响动幻觉。

Phantom ringing may be experienced while taking a shower, watching television, or using a noisy device. Humans are particularly sensitive to auditory tones between 1,000 and 6,000 hertz, and basic mobile phone ringers often fall within this range. This frequency range can generally be more difficult to locate spatially4, thus allowing for potential confusion when heard from a distance.

大家在洗澡、看电视或者用有噪音的设施时常常会产生手机响动幻觉。人类对1000到6000赫兹之间的声音格外敏锐，而常见的手机铃声基本都在这个范围内。因为这个频段的声音非常难从空间上定位，所以在远处听到时，比较容易导致错觉。

False vibrations5 are less well understood however, and could have psychological or neurological sources. Some liken this effect to be similar to conditioning, like Pavlovs experiment on dogs. Researcher Michelle Drouin found that almost 9 of 10 undergraduates at her college experienced phantom vibrations.

震动错觉倒是比较难理解，可能有心理或者神经方面是什么原因。有的人把这样的情况与条件反射有关联，譬如，巴甫洛夫对狗做的试验。研究职员米歇尔发现，她所在的大学，90%的本科生都过去历程过震动错觉。