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You clearly know little about psychological research techniques if you don't know how they test rats for memory. Ever heard of the term "rat in a maze"? And, what do you mean by "farce of fMRIs"?
I meant complex memory, not simply pathing repetition that can be replicated with an EEPROM and a few lines of code. And by that, I mean, how people are using activity in areas of the brain to say that a person is 'x' or what thinking about 'y'. It's phrenology for a new age.
Define "complex memory". Do you mean episodic memory?
fMRI only shows correlation, not causation; any neuroscientist knows this. To prove a causative relationship, you need to use other methods (lesions or TCMS, for example). Show me an example of what you're talking about.