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engram
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun engram has 1 sense
- engram(n = noun.cognition) memory trace - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory; Array is a kind of memory
OXFORD DICTIONARY
engram, n. a memory-trace, a supposed permanent change in the brain accounting for the existence of memory.
Derivative
engrammatic adj.
Etymology
G Engramm f. Gk en in + gramma letter of the alphabet
THESAURUS
engram
Mnemosyne, affect memory, anterograde memory, archetypal pattern, archetype, atavism, collective memory, computer memory, disk memory, drum memory, emotional response, father image, image, imago, information storage, kinesthetic memory, memory, memory bank, memory circuit, memory trace, mind, mneme, race memory, recollection, remembrance, screen memory, skill, souvenir, tape memory, traumatic trace, unconscious memory, verbal response, visual memory
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