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/vaɪbɹeɪʃɪˈʌŋkl/ · noun
(now chiefly historical) A minuscule or slight vibration; specifically, a vibration in brain tissue caused by the comparatively greater vibrations of the particles of the medullary substance of the nerves (formerly hypothesised to convey external impressions to the mind)..
Diminutive Vibrations, which may also be called Vibratiuncles and Miniatures.
Yet long after references to associationism all but ceased, neurophysiologists continue to explore variations of the “traces” or “vibratiuncles” that sensations might leave in the substance of the brain.
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Vibratiuncle means (now chiefly historical) A minuscule or slight vibration; specifically, a vibration in brain tissue caused by the comparatively greater vibrations of the particles of the medullary substance of the nerves (formerly hypothesised to convey external impressions to the mind)..
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Diminutive Vibrations, which may also be called Vibratiuncles and Miniatures.
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