# Are New Neurons and New Sequences in the Hippocampus Preserved or Abandoned?

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**Category:** General Neuroscience\
**Created:** [August 24, 2019, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/are-new-neurons-and-new-sequences-in-the-hippocampus-preserved-or-abandoned/6506 "2019-08-24T04:08:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![OhMyHTM](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/ohmyhtm/32/3141_2.png) [@OhMyHTM](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/OhMyHTM)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2019, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/are-new-neurons-and-new-sequences-in-the-hippocampus-preserved-or-abandoned/6506/4 "2019-08-24T05:37:39Z")

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> [@Bitking](#):
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> it holds a mirror of the cortex areas that it is connected to.

Any biological evidence? sounds like the operating system’s memory?😅  
mirror question: [How does short term memory work?](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/how-does-short-term-memory-work/4420/9)

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