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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Three layers of protective tissue - dura mater - arachnoid - and pia mater - that encase the brain and spinal cord.






2. 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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






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