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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Cerebral cortex where visual processing begins - lying at the back of the brain ad beneath the occipital bone.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






13. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.


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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






33. Idea that selection for improved brain cooling through increased blood circulation in the brains of early hominids enabled the brain to grow larger.






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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


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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






50. 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.