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noun Psychology.
engram.
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Origin of memory trace

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby memory trace

memory, computer, memory lane, memory mapping, memory span, Memory Stick, memory trace, memory verse, Memphian, Memphis, Memphite, Memphremagog
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British Dictionary definitions for memory trace

memory trace
noun
psychol the hypothetical structural alteration in brain cells following learningSee also engram
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