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engram

  (ĕn'grăm')

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

Engram may refer to:

• Engram (neuropsychology), a hypothetical means by which memory traces are stored
• Engram (Dianetics), a term used in Scientology and Dianetics for a "recording" of a past painful event not normally accessible to the conscious mind
• "engram" is an international trademark of engram GmbH, Bremen, Germany

People

• Bobby Engram

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