I'm not saying it is, and I'm not saying it isn't, and I definitely have felt the same thing, but it seems to me that the sensation you're calling out is very s

I'm not saying it is, and I'm not saying it isn't, and I definitely have felt the same thing, but it seems to me that the sensation you're calling out is very susceptible to both confirmation bias and post-hoc reasoning. For example, I'm sure your brain fires harder when your "expectation" is met than when it isn't or in all those situations where you just don't make a distinct prediction.