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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






16. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






19. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






33. 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.






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






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






36. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






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

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






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






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