engram
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(ĕn'grăm') 
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A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.
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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.
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(ĕn'grăm')
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A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Also called neurogram.
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A physical brain change, supposed to take place as a result of experience, and to represent memories. The physical basis of memory is not, however, known.
(Published 1987)
(Published 1987)
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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 (album), a 2009 album by black metal band Beherit
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