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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Of the mind; an explanation of behavior as a function of the nonmaterial mind.






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






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






4. 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






5. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






17. 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.






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






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






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

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






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






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