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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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

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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






22. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






38. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






49. 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.






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