Engram

Physical/informational substrate of memory; reframed not as static encoded detail but as prompt requiring creative interpretation by receiving system.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

Hypotheses (1)

hypothesis

Memory Preserves Salience Not Fidelity
associated_with
Central hypothesis: biological memory optimization targets functional meaning and salience rather than accurate reproduction of past details.

Concepts (1)

concept

Stigmergy
associated_with
Coordination mechanism where subunits leave messages in an external medium; stress sharing functions similarly via leaked stress molecules.

Related by similarity (8)

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

Archigraminstitute0.803
Avant-garde architectural group known for utopian, image-heavy concepts.
LaBraMframework0.756
EEG transformer foundation model for brain activity analysis, one of the three architectures studied.
Scrummethod0.750
Project management framework within Agile, using sprints and daily stand-ups, traced to Alexander's influence.
Ex Machinaconcept0.722
Cultural AI trope in training data representing self-preserving AI turning against humans
Wolfram Researchinstitute0.718
Stephen Wolfram's organization
anticipationconcept0.712
Reorienting in expectation of reinforcements; a cognitive quality in plants.
EleutherAIinstitute0.709
Discord mentioned where Gwern spoke.
gatesconcept0.704