memory trace

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: 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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memory trace

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: 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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