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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






5. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






6. 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.






7. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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

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