I use the word engram to denote this permanent change wrought by a stimulus; the sum of such engrams in an organism may be called its "engram-store," among which must distinguish inherited from acquired engrams.
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Engram
//ˈɛnˌɡɹæm//
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6 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- engrammi noun (Scientology: negative mental image)
- muistijälki noun (postulated change in neural tissue)
German
1 entries- Engramm noun (postulated change in neural tissue)
Greek
1 entries- έγγραμμα noun (postulated change in neural tissue)
Spanish
1 entries- engrama noun (postulated change in neural tissue)
Swedish
1 entries- minnesspår noun (postulated change in neural tissue)
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