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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






30. 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.






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






32. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






33. 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.






34. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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