Definition of memory trace
:a transient or long-term change in the brain that represents something (such as an experience) encoded as a memory :engram
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1901
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memory trace
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medical Definition of memory trace
:a transient or long-term change in the brain that represents something (such as an experience) stored as a memory :engram
- … a class of drugs that changes the rules about how a memory is encoded and how strong a memory trace is …
- —New Scientist, 28 May 2005
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