# AGI - what part does HTM/TBT play?

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**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/agi-what-part-does-htm-tbt-play/9445 "2022-02-03T14:34:38Z")\
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And short term memory you shall have!

> [@How does short term memory work?](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/how-does-short-term-memory-work/4420/10):
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> You did ask about LT/ST outside of the hippocampus and I did not answer your question directly but pointed you to the central nature of the [entorhinal cortex](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entorhinal_cortex) / [hippocampal formation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampal_formation) (EC/HF) in the memory systems. I feel like I left your question less than half answered. There are several interrelated time scales in the memory system. The shortest is actual perception. Say what? Yes - perception is an active recall process. In the first part of perception, cells in the cortex and thalamus ha…

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