engrams

engrams — 名詞

1. a physical change in the brain that scientists believe stores a specific past ev

1.名詞C1
釋義

記憶痕跡

大腦儲存記憶的生理痕跡

a physical change in the brain that scientists believe stores a specific past event or experience — the biological trace of a memory, stored across a network of connected nerve cells rather than in one single location.

例句

The research team discovered that engrams form in multiple brain regions at the same time.

研究團隊發現，記憶痕跡會同時在多個大腦區域形成。

collocation: form an engram

Neuroscientists have successfully identified engrams linked to specific childhood memories in mice.

神經科學家已成功辨識出老鼠腦中與特定童年記憶相關的記憶痕跡。

collocation: identify / link engrams

同義詞
  • memory trace

    less technical, more common in psychology writing

  • neural trace

    emphasises the biological basis rather than the memory content

文法句型

engram + of + memory/event

engram + for + experience

用法筆記

Frequently used in scientific writing about memory research. The word is almost always pluralised (engrams) in research contexts because memory traces involve multiple neural connections. Often paired with verbs like 'form', 'store', 'reactivate', or 'identify'.

常見錯誤

❌The engram is located in one place in the brain.
✅An engram is stored across a network of brain cells.
💡Engrams are distributed across neural circuits, not stored in a single spot.