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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






3. 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






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






5. 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.


6. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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


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






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






29. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






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