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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






3. 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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4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






20. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






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






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






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