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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