engram

[en-gram] /ˈɛn græm/
noun
1.
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
Also called trace.
Origin
1905-10; en-2 + -gram1
Related forms
engrammic, adjective
Examples from the web for engram
  • Hundreds of scientists have been chasing this engram.
British Dictionary definitions for engram

engram

/ˈɛnɡræm/
noun
1.
(psychol) the physical basis of an individual memory in the brain See also memory trace
Derived Forms
engrammic, engrammatic, adjective
Word Origin
C20: from German Engramm, from Greek en-in + gramma letter
engram in Medicine

engram en·gram (ěn'grām')
n.
A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory. Also called neurogram.