variants
or less commonly engramme
: a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory : memory trace
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Understanding how neurons are recruited into engrams may have significant implications for developing therapies that enhance learning and memory.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
No More Umbral Engrams – These are being changed into seasonal engrams that will not clutter up your inventory, and there will be less seasonal currencies overall to grind for.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
When memories are acquired (upper left), traces of the memory are stored by molecular changes in networks of cells, forming an engram.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2019
Scientists use the term engram to describe the physical process the brain uses for holding a specific memory.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2022
Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
The physical location of a memory in the brain is often called an ‘engram’ or ‘memory trace’.
—Caitlin Aamodt, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2017
In some cases, forgetting may simply reflect an inability to recall a memory trace even if the engram encoding it remains intact.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2019
That’s an engram every 3-6 games or so, depending on your rank.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
No More Umbral Engrams – These are being changed into seasonal engrams that will not clutter up your inventory, and there will be less seasonal currencies overall to grind for.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
When memories are acquired (upper left), traces of the memory are stored by molecular changes in networks of cells, forming an engram.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2019
Scientists use the term engram to describe the physical process the brain uses for holding a specific memory.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2022
Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 23 Mar. 2012
The physical location of a memory in the brain is often called an ‘engram’ or ‘memory trace’.
—Caitlin Aamodt, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2017
In some cases, forgetting may simply reflect an inability to recall a memory trace even if the engram encoding it remains intact.
—Tom Siegfried, Discover Magazine, 18 Feb. 2019
That’s an engram every 3-6 games or so, depending on your rank.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
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engram
noun
en·gram
variants
also engramme
: a hypothetical change in neural tissue postulated in order to account for persistence of memory : memory trace
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