en·gram ( n gr m )n. A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. [German Engramm : en- + Greek -gramma, -gram.] |
engram [ˈɛngræm]
n
(Psychology) Psychol the physical basis of an individual memory in the brain See also memory trace
[from German Engramm, from Greek en- in + gramma letter]
engrammic , engrammatic adj
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| Noun | 1. |  engram - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memorymemory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost" |
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