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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. The 'between brain' that integrates sensory and motor information on its way to the cerebral cortex.






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






3. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






18. 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.


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






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






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






22. 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.






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






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






25. 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.






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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






37. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






40. 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.


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






42. 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.






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






44. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.