engram

engram Definition

en·gram (en′gram′)

noun

Biol. a hypothetical permanent change produced by a stimulus in the protoplasm of a tissue
Psychol. a permanent effect produced in the psyche by stimulation, assumed in explaining persistence of memory

Etymology: en- + -gram

engram Related Forms

en·gram′·mic adjective

engram Usage Examples

Converse of object

have: The Clear has no engrams which, when restimulated, throw out the correctness of his computations by entering hidden and false data.

Adjective modifier

pre-natal: Some of the worst pre-natal engrams were caused by naming the child after the father.

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