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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






5. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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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22. The brain and spinal cord that together mediate behavior.






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






28. 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.






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

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






31. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Darwin's theory for explaining how new species evolve and how existing species change over time. Differential success in the reproduction of different characteristics (phenotypes) results from the interaction of organisms with their environment.






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






42. 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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43. 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.






44. 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






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






46. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






47. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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







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