APPAREILS DE FORMATION
\ˈapəɹˌe͡ɪlz də fɔːmˈe͡ɪʃən], \ˈapəɹˌeɪlz də fɔːmˈeɪʃən], \ˈa_p_ə_ɹ_ˌeɪ_l_z d_ə f_ɔː_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Gall admits, in the brain, two kinds of fibres; the one, divergent, proceeding from the cerebral peduncles to the convolutions, and constituting what he calls appareils de formation: the other, convergent, and proceeding from the convolutions to the centre of the organ, constituting what he calls appareils de reunion. The first, as a whole, form tho organs of the mental faculties; the latter are commissures, which unite parts of the organ that are double and in pairs.
By Robley Dunglison
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