engram
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græm noun
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
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engram (ˈɛnɡræm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| psychol See also memory trace the physical basis of an individual memory in the brain | |
| [C20: from German Engramm, from Greek en- | |
| en'grammic | |
| —adj | |
| engram'matic | |
| —adj | |
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Engram
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Medical Dictionary
engram en·gram (ěn'grām')
n.
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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Hundreds of scientists have been chasing this engram.
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