A neuron that reliably reacts with a burst of activity whenever a rat is near the response lever in its test cage would be classified as a:
A) place cell.
B) head-direction cell.
C) reward-location cell.
D) grid cell.

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Place cells are neurons in the hippocampus that become active when an animal is in or is moving towards a specific location, effectively representing a cognitive map of the environment. The neuron described reacts when the rat is near a specific location (the response lever), which aligns with the behavior of place cells.

A Neuron That Reliably Reacts with a Burst of Activity