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The problem here is that considerable studies have shown declaritve memories tend to move about the brain between the limbic system (deep within the brain) and the outer coritcal areas. This contrasts with the more "primitive" set-up of the cerebellum, which controls the blinking response and receives direct input of auditory information. Thus, it does not need to reach out to other brain structures for assistance in forming simpler memories of association.

Engrams are a central concept in [[L. Ron Hubbard]]'s ''[[Dianetics]]'' [[psychoanalysis]] techniques and the associated beliefs of [[Scientology]]. [[NLP]] or [[Neurolinguistic programming]] also makes similar use of the use of the engram concept (Drenth 2003)[http://www.online-hypnosis.org/encyclopedia/definition.asp?word=Engram] especially in relation to the clearing or treatment of traumas (Andreas & Faulkner, 1994).

==References==

*{{Book reference | Author=Andreas, Steve & Charles Faulkner (Eds.) | Title=NLP: the new technology of achievement | Publisher=New York, NY: HarperCollins | Year=1996 | ID=ISBN 0688146198}}

*Drenth, J.D. (2003) Growing anti-intellectualism in Europe; a menace to science. Studia Psychologica, 2003, 45, 5-13

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