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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






45. Condition in which a person can display some rudimentary behaviors - such as smiling - or utter a few words but is otherwise not conscious.






46. 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.






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






48. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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







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