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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






5. Literally - half a sphere - referring to one side of the cerebral cortex or of one side of the cerebellum.






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






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






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






9. Process in which maturation is delayed - and so an adult retains infant characteristics; idea derived from the observation that newly evolved species resemble the young of their common ancestors.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Sudden appearance of neurological symptom as a result of severe interruption of blood flow.






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






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






17. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






20. Body plan in which organs or parts present on both sides of the body are mirror images in appearance.






21. Decrease in the activity of a neuron or brain area.






22. The 'between brain' that integrates sensory and motor information on its way to the cerebral cortex.






23. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






25. A specialized 'nerve cell' engaged in information processing.






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






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






28. Cerebral Cortex often generally characterized as performing the brain's 'executive' functions - such as decision making - lying anterior to the central sulcus and beneath the frontal bone of the skull.






29. 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.






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






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






32. Diencephalon structure through which information from all sensory systems is integrated into the appropriate region of the neocortex.






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






34. 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.






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






36. Quandary of explaining a nonmaterial mind in command of a material body.






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






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






40. Large collection of axons coursing together outside of the central nervous system.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. Forbearer from which two or more lineages or family groups arise and so is ancestral to both groups.






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






48. 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.






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






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