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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






19. 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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20. 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.






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






22. 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.






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

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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Areas of the nervous system rich in fat-sheathed neural axons that form the connections between brain cells.






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






37. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






38. 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.






39. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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