______, first found in the rodent hippocampus, have been shown to increase their firing rates when an individual is in a specific ______ in an environment.

A. "hungry" cells; food-related site
B. ego cells; motivationally relevant place
C. place cells; spatial location
D. pain cells; negatively associated setting


Answer: C

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