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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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

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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






28. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






31. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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