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/ˈɛnˌɡɹæm/ · noun
A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory..
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.
Use engram when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Engram means A postulated physical or biochemical change in neural tissue that represents a memory..
Common synonyms include memory trace.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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