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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. Floor (area below the ventricle) of the midbrain; a collection of nuclei with movement-related - species-specific - and pain-perception functions.






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






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






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






5. Animal that has both a brain and a spinal cord.






6. Evolutionarily the oldest part of the brain; contains pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum structures that coordinate and control most voluntary and involuntary movements.






7. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






13. Major structure of the brainstem specialized for coordinating and learning skilled movements. In large-brained animals - it may also have a role in the coordination of other mental processes.






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






15. Wound to the brain that results from a blow to the head..






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






17. A small protrusion or bump formed by the folding of the cerebral cortex.






18. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






29. Behavior that is characteristic of all members of a species.






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. Part of the PNS that includes the cranial and spinal nerves to and from the muscles - joints - and skin that produce movement - transmit incoming sensory input - and inform the CNS about the position and movement of body parts.






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






33. Philosophical position that holds that behavior can be explained as a function of the nervous system without explanatory recourse to the mind.






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






35. Part of the autonomic nervous system; arouses the body for action - such as mediating the involuntary fight-or-flight response to alarm by increasing hear rate and blood pressure.






36. 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






37. A groove in brain matter - usually a groove found in the neocortex or cerebellum.






38. 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.






39. Degenerative brain disorder related to aging that first appears as progressive memory loss and later develops into generalized dementia.

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






41. Part of the central nervous system encased within the vertebrae (spinal column) tat provides most of the connections between the brain and the rest of the body.






42. General term referring to primates that walk upright - including all forms of humans - living and extinct.






43. 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.






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






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






46. Area of the skin supplied with afferent nerve fibers by a single spinal-cord dorsal root.






47. 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.






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






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






50. Clear solution of sodium chloride and other salts that fills the ventricles inside the brain and circulates around the brain and spinal cord beneath the arachnoid layer in the subarachnoid space.