Is THIS how memories are stored in the brain?

When we visit a friend or go to the beach, our brain stores a short-term memory of the experience in a part of the brain called the hippocampus. Those memories are later consolidated and transferred to another part of the brain for long-term storage. Now a new study has revealed, for the first time, that memories are actually formed simultaneously in the hippocampus and a long-term storage location in the brain called the cortex. However, the long-term memories remain'silent' for about two weeks before they'mature' over time. The researchers claim that their findings could change how we understand and treat memory disorders such as PTSD and amnesia.