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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






8. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






9. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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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15. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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. 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.






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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