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memory trace

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memory trace
n.
An engram.

memory trace
n
(Psychology) Psychol the hypothetical structural alteration in brain cells following learning See also engram
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Noun1.memory trace - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memorymemory trace - a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
memory - something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"


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They propose that the birth of new neurons promotes the gradual loss of memory traces from the hippocampus as those memories are transferred elsewhere in the brain for permanent storage.
Proposed VLSI Architecture There are two types of architectures for the implementation of Viterbi decoder: register exchange method and memory trace back method.
They did what the research at Vanderbilt University indicated, mental imagery leads to a short-term memory trace (engrams).
 
 
 
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