A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.
[German Engramm : EN–2 + Greek -gramma, -gram.]
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A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.
[German Engramm : EN–2 + Greek -gramma, -gram.]
An altered state of living tissue that is believed to underlie memory. An engram may occur as a permanent trace left by a stimulus in nervous tissue. An example of an engram is a specific, learned, and memorized motor pattern stored in both the sensory and motor portions of the brain, that can be replayed on request.
A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Also called neurogram.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
Synonym: memory trace
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