mnemic
Americanadjective
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Those who desire to make psychology as far as possible independent of physiology would do well, it seems to me, if they adopted mnemic causation.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
We may say that an animal "experiences" an occurrence when this occurrence modifies the animal's subsequent behaviour, i.e. when it is the mnemic portion of the cause of future occurrences in the animal's life.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
It is these two characteristics, both connected with mnemic phenomena, that distinguish perceptions from the appearances of objects in places where there is no living being.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
A definition of "mnemic phenomena" which did not include memory would, of course, be a bad one.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
I am inclined to think that, in the present state of physiology, the introduction of the engram does not serve to simplify the account of mnemic phenomena.
From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand
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