The Sensation of Vibration, with Special Reference to its Clinical Significance.

THE sensation of vibration is the subjective experience of an individual when a series of rapidly repeated stimuli are applied to certain of his sensor-end-organs, probably those of touch, pressure and passive movement, the sensation being recognized by him as a continuous tremor. The sensation is. evoked by applying a tuningfork to his skin, preferably just superficial to a bony prominence. The study of the