"...later, if the rodent reenters that place, the cell will fire"
Totally fair and normal of course I just had been imagining human or generic neurons/dendrites up to that point. The test species wasn't mentioned earlier as far as I can see!
If that becomes the case, then similarly built humanoid robots might have differentiated capabilities depending on their experience, just like us.
Ha, thats dismissive! the most enlightened among us still quote this static adult brain phrenology as fact because an old person in their life is slow to new concepts and who relies on an excuse themselves of being old