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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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.






8. Division into a number of parts that are similar; refers to the idea that many animals - including vertebrates - are composed of similarly organized body segments.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






21. 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.






22. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






35. A specialized 'nerve cell' engaged in information processing.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






40. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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