Word of the Day: June 5, 2016

engram

Definition: (noun) A physical alteration thought to occur in livingneural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as anexplanation for memory.
Synonyms: memory trace
Usage: The neuro scientist likened engrams in neural tissue to data on the hard drive of a computer.

 

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