When rats repeatedly experience an environment, their place cells:
A) increase the size of their place fields.
B) eventually stop responding to the environment.
C) habituate to the environment.
D) become increasingly tuned to locations within that environment.

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Place cells in the hippocampus become increasingly tuned to specific locations within an environment as rats (or other animals) repeatedly experience that environment. This means that the neural representation of the environment becomes more precise over time, allowing for better navigation and memory of spatial locations.

When Rats Repeatedly Experience an Environment, Their Place Cells