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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






3. 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.


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






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






6. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.


13. Phylogenetic tree that branches repeatedly - suggesting a taxonomy of organisms based on the time sequence in which evolutionary branches arise.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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


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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






39. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






44. Hypothesis that the movements that we make and those that we perceive in others are essential features of our conscious behavior.






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






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






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






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






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






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