engram
en gram
- n a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
- An engram is, he declares, "a complete recording, down to the last accurate detail, of every perception present in a moment of .
- To exorcise such a demon engram, the dianetics patient lolls on a couch or easy chair in a dimly lit room.
- Then, when they were no longer needed, they would be flushed from the system, and the engram would be transferred elsewhere for safekeeping.