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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






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