Definition of "engram" [engram]

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

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• "This configuration is sometimes called an engram.17"
• "Thus, an engram is a memory which is caused when any accidental event (be it major or minor) is experienced."
• "This engram, whether it be remembered or not, due to unconsciousness which accompanies every engram, is stored in the reactive mind and causes the thetan to believe false data [erroneous ideas]."