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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.
Guests will walk through a groundbreaking exhibition entitled "Check Places and Memory Traces.
His automated smart chips implicitly correspond to long-term or "hard-wired" memory traces, covering complex actions like driving a car or dancing.
 
 
 
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