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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. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






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






15. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






16. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 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.






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






27. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






28. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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.