MNEMIC HYPOTHESIS
\nˈɛmɪk ha͡ɪpˈɒθəsˌɪs], \nˈɛmɪk haɪpˈɒθəsˌɪs], \n_ˈɛ_m_ɪ_k h_aɪ_p_ˈɒ_θ_ə_s_ˌɪ_s]\
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Semon-Hering hypothesis, mnemism; the theory that stimuli or irritants leave definite traces (engrams) on the protoplasm of the animal or plant, and when these stimuli are regularly repeated they induce a habit which persists after the stimuli cease; assuming that the germ cells share with the nerve cells in the possession of engrams, acquired habits may thus be transmitted to the descendants.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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