March 30, 2005

Word of the Day

en·gram (ĕn’grăm’)
n.

A physical alteration thought to occur in living neural tissue in response to stimuli, posited as an explanation for memory.

[German Engramm : EN- + Greek -gramma, -gram.]

Posted by mgk at March 30, 2005 09:15 PM
Comments

Thanks, Matt. I've been looking for that word for some time and am pleased that there's now perhaps an engram in my brain as a result of my having learned the word "engram."

Posted by: dave at March 31, 2005 01:16 PM | Link to Comment

Would make a nifty name for a blog, wouldn't it?

Posted by: MGK at March 31, 2005 02:07 PM | Link to Comment
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