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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. Condition in which a person can display some rudimentary behaviors - such as smiling - or utter a few words but is otherwise not conscious.






2. Areas of the nervous system rich in fat-sheathed neural axons that form the connections between brain cells.






3. Midbrain area in which nuclei and fiber pathways are mixed - producing a netlike appearance; associated with sleep-wake behavior and behavioral arousal.






4. Roof (area above the ventricle) of the midbrain; its functions are sensory processing - particular visual and auditory - and the production of orienting movements.






5. Map of the neocortex based on the organization - structure - and distribution of the cells.






6. Newest - outer layer (new bark) of the forebrain and composed of about six layers of gray matter that creates or reality.






7. Subcortical forebrain nuclei that coordinate voluntary movements of the limbs and body; connected to the thalamus and to the midbrain.






8. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






9. Central structures of the brain - including the hindbrain - midbrain - thalamus - and hypothalamus - responsible for most unconscious behavior.






10. Part of the autonomic nervous system; acts in opposition to the sympathetic division- for example - preparing the body to rest and digest by reversing the alarm response or stimulating digestion.






11. Simple nervous system that has no brain or spinal cord but consists of neurons that receive sensory information and connect directly to other neurons that move muscles.






12. Cortex that functions in connection with hearing - language - and musical abilities and lies below the lateral fissure - beneath the temporal bone at the side of the lobe.






13. The nervous system's potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability to environmental change and its ability to compensate for injury.






14. Three layers of protective tissue - dura mater - arachnoid - and pia mater - that encase the brain and spinal cord.






15. A group of cells forming a cluster that can be identified with special stains to form a functional grouping.






16. The general principle that sensory fibers are located dorsally and motors fibers are located ventrally.






17. Neurosurgery in which electrodes implanted in the brain stimulate a targeted area with a low-voltage electrical current to facilitate behavior.






18. The brain and spinal cord that together mediate behavior.






19. Areas of the nervous system composed predominantly of cell bodies and blood vessels that function either to collect and modify information or to support this activity.






20. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






21. Major structure of the forebrain - consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres (left and right) and responsible for most conscious behavior.






22. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






23. Harry Jerison's quantitative measure of brain size obtained from the ratio of actual brain size to expected brain size - according to the principle of proper mass - for an animal of a particular body size.






24. Disparate forebrain structures lying between the neocortex and the brainstem that form a functional system controlling affective and motivated behaviors and certain forms of memory; includes cingulate cortex - amygdala - hippocampus - among other str






25. Part of the PNS that regulates the functioning of internal organs and glands.






26. Outer layer of brain-tissue surface composed of neurons; the human cerebral cortex is heavily folded.






27. Learned behaviors that are passed on from on generation to the next through teaching and experience.






28. Large collection of axons coursing together within the central nervous system.






29. Disorder of the basal ganglia characterized by tics; involuntary vocalizations (including curse words and animal sounds); and odd - involuntary movements of the body; especially of the face and head.

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30. Disorder of the motor system correlated with a loss of dopamine in the brain an characterized by tremors - muscular rigidity - and a reduction in voluntary movement.

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31. All the neurons in the body located outside the brain and the spinal cord; provides sensory and motor connections to and from the CNS






32. Cerebral Cortex that functions to direct movements toward a goal or to perform a task - such as grasping an object - lying posterior to the central sulcus and beneath the parietal bone at the top of the skull.






33. Proposed nonmaterial entity responsible for intelligence - attention - awareness and consciousness.






34. Fiber system connecting the two cerebral hemispheres to provide a route for direct communication between them.






35. Increase in the activity of a neuron or brain area.






36. Collection of nerve cells that function somewhat like a brain.






37. Synonym for mind - an entity once proposed to be the source of human behavior.






38. Cerebral cortex where visual processing begins - lying at the back of the brain ad beneath the occipital bone.






39. Darwin's theory for explaining how new species evolve and how existing species change over time. Differential success in the reproduction of different characteristics (phenotypes) results from the interaction of organisms with their environment.






40. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






41. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






42. The bones - or segments - that form the spinal column.






43. That holds that both a nonmaterial mind and the material body contribute to behavior.






44. Evolutionarily the newest part of the brain; coordinates advanced cognitive functions such as thinking - planning - and language; contains the limbic system - basal ganglia - and the neocortex.






45. Central part of the brain that contains neural circuits for hearing and seeing as well as orienting movements.






46. Condition in which a person is alive but unable to communicate or to function independently at even the most basic level.






47. One of a set of 12 nerve pairs that control sensory and motor functions of the head - neck - and internal organs.






48. Of the mind; an explanation of behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind.






49. One of four cavities in the brain that contain cerebrospinal fluid that cushions the brain and may play a role in maintaining brain metabolism.






50. Movement related to sensory inputs - such as turning the head to see the source of a sound.