engram

A noun referring to a hypothetical biochemical change in neural tissue that is believed to represent or store a memory.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une hypothétique modification biochimique du tissu nerveux qui serait le support ou le stockage d'un souvenir.

1. Memory trace C1 formal scientific

   A hypothetical permanent change in the brain that accounts for the existence of memory; a physical representation of a memory.

   • Neuroscientists are searching for the physical engram of a specific memory.
   • The theory suggests that an engram is formed through synaptic changes.
   • Research on engrams helps us understand how memories are stored and retrieved.

   🇫🇷Engramme (trace mnésique)

   Synonymes: memory tracetrace

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