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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






19. 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.






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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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26. 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.






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






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






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






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

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31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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







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