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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






5. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Major structure of the forebrain - consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres (left and right) and responsible for most conscious behavior.






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. The 'between brain' that integrates sensory and motor information on its way to the cerebral cortex.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






42. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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