# Importance of a Modular HTM Layer

**URL:** https://discourse.numenta.org/t/importance-of-a-modular-htm-layer/3128
**Category:** Numenta Theory
**Tags:** research, cortical-columns, layers-and-columns
**Created:** [December 1, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/importance-of-a-modular-htm-layer/3128 "2017-12-01T17:47:58Z")
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### Author: ![rhyolight](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.numenta.org/rhyolight/32/3922_2.png) [@rhyolight](https://discourse.numenta.org/u/rhyolight)
#### Post date: [December 3, 2017, 4:51pm UTC](https://discourse.numenta.org/t/importance-of-a-modular-htm-layer/3128/2 "2017-12-03T16:51:13Z")

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