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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. A small protrusion or bump formed by the folding of the cerebral cortex.






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






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






17. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






20. 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.






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






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

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






24. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






25. Area of the skin supplied with afferent nerve fibers by a single spinal-cord dorsal root.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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