memory trace

noun

, Psychology.

1. engram.

memory trace

noun

1. psychol the hypothetical structural alteration in brain cells following learning See also engram

Word History and Origins

Origin of memory trace¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

Rather the very notion of environment is fully humanized through the dynamics of the memory traces that humans leave behind to be processed by shamans.

From Scientific American

In a new study, researchers showed for the first time that—just as the brain remembers people, places, smells, and so on—it also stores what they call “memory traces” of the body’s past infections.

From Scientific American

That’s only a partial list, and these “offices” persist, at least as latent possibilities and memory traces, at every performance of “Hamilton” or “Our Town.”

From New York Times

To psychologists, this is called “retrieval practice” and it is one of the most reliable ways of building stronger memory traces.

From The Guardian

Contrary to the view that it is only useful in real time, touch leaves a memory trace that persists long after the physical sensation is gone.

From Scientific American