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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






37. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






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






44. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






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