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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Forbearer from which two or more lineages or family groups arise and so is ancestral to both groups.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






8. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






35. 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.






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.