engram

[ en-gram ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.

engram

/ ˈɛnɡræm /

psychol the physical basis of an individual memory in the brain See also memory trace

Origin of engram¹

First recorded in 1905–10; en- ² + -gram ¹

Origin of engram¹

C20: from German Engramm, from Greek en- in + gramma letter

Semon's "engram" is formed by all that we experience at one time.

Similarly, the engram of the ecphoriated dichotomy is most often that which has been previously most often repeated.

Thus the tactile engram will be ecphoriated by the repetition of the original associated irritation.

As we have indicated in our comparison, every suggestion which has succeeded leaves a strong trace, or engram, in the brain.

These two laws together represent in part a hypothesis (the engram), and in part an observable fact.

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