A rat is placed in a square box, where it explores the environment by systematically running along the walls of the enclosure. Electrodes in the rat's entorhinal cortex record activity in __________ as the rat approaches each wall.
A. grid cells
B. border cells
C. fusiform cells
D. geometric cells
Answer: B
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a. placenta b. mesoderm c. ectoderm d. endoderm
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) potassium ions decrease B) ion channels are blocked C) negative ions move into the cell D) sodium ions move into the cell