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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






39. 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.






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






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






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






44. All the neurons in the body located outside the brain and the spinal cord; provides sensory and motor connections to and from the CNS






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.







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