engram
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
Origin of engram
1- Also called trace.
Other words from engram
- en·gram·mic, adjective
Words Nearby engram
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How to use engram in a sentence
How neurons become part of a memory engram remained a mystery until recently.
How technology can let us see and manipulate memories | Joshua Sariñana | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewToday, neuroscientists can manipulate memory engrams by artificially activating their underlying networks and inserting new information.
How technology can let us see and manipulate memories | Joshua Sariñana | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewWith this technology, which was pioneered by researchers at Stanford almost two decades ago, neuroscientists can artificially activate memory engram cells in lab animals.
How technology can let us see and manipulate memories | Joshua Sariñana | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewAn engram is stored within a network of connected neurons, and neurons holding the engram can be made to glow so that they are visible through special microscopes.
How technology can let us see and manipulate memories | Joshua Sariñana | August 25, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewRight after the memory formed, there weren’t huge differences in how the engram cells expressed their genes.
Brain Cell DNA Refolds Itself to Aid Memory Recall | Elena Renken | November 2, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
Semon's "engram" is formed by all that we experience at one time.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand RussellSimilarly, the engram of the ecphoriated dichotomy is most often that which has been previously most often repeated.
The Sexual Question | August ForelThus the tactile engram will be ecphoriated by the repetition of the original associated irritation.
The Sexual Question | August ForelAs we have indicated in our comparison, every suggestion which has succeeded leaves a strong trace, or engram, in the brain.
The Sexual Question | August ForelThese two laws together represent in part a hypothesis (the engram), and in part an observable fact.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand Russell
British Dictionary definitions for engram
/ (ˈɛnɡræm) /
psychol the physical basis of an individual memory in the brain: See also memory trace
Origin of engram
1Derived forms of engram
- engrammic or engrammatic, adjective
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