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engram vs memory

memory vs engram

engram and memory both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
engram Yes No No No
memory Yes No No No
As nouns, memory is a hypernym of engram; that is, memory is a word with a broader meaning than engram:
  • engram: a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
  • memory: something that is remembered
engram (noun) memory (noun)
a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory an electronic memory device
the power of retaining and recalling past experience
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
something that is remembered
the area of cognitive psychology that studies memory processes
Difference between engram and memory

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