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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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

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






6. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Division into a number of parts that are similar; refers to the idea that many animals - including vertebrates - are composed of similarly organized body segments.






44. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.