I have been queried by quite
a few people as to why I chose to use my alter ego to be “engram” and here goes
my response
As an engineer we do not use
the prefix Engineer before our names unlike the doctors but then while in gulf
I noticed most engineers from Egypt use the prefix Engineer before their names.
This gave me an idea for selecting the change of name for my blog and also for
my copyright name. My blog now is known as Engram’s random rambling and my
copyright for my images are @engrams photos. A very simple thought process
while selecting the name ... well the first three letters from engineer and the
first three letters of my name– Engineer
Ramesh to formulate Engram
I never knew that the same
name is used as a medical term and as per the Collins English dictionary the
word Engram is explained as the physical basis of an individual memory in the
brain. In neuropsychology a memory trace, is also known as an engram, is a theoretical means
by which memories are physically
stored in the brain. The actual method of storage of memory, whether by biophysical or biochemical means, is still
being debated. The name engram was originally coined by a scientist by name
Richard Semon, a German biologist who thought he may be able to find the place
where the memories are stored.
Phewww
i never thought that the name I selected has so much history to it, but then am
quite pleased that my alter ego is an unit of memory trace for my blogs and
images are indeed my memories. Fuelled
by astonishment I did a Google searched my blog Engrams Random Rambling and to
my pleasant surprise I found that one of my blog about “ Work Life Balance” has
been referred in couple of research papers.
The
screenshot of credits being given to my blog in the research paper carried out
by couple of professors from Banaras Hindu University. Also a mention of the
same blog has been referred in a paper submitted to The International Journal
of Business & Management by two persons from Abia State University,
Nigeria. In my blog I had recounted my experiences about the work culture
changes over a period of time and i am very happy that my post was read by
people across the world and also gave them some thoughts to pursue it further
in their research.
This
does reinforces my thoughts about writing blogs that someone somewhere would
surely read what I write and may be of some use to them in a small way.
