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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. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






33. 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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34. 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.






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






44. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






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