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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Learned behaviors that are passed on from on generation to the next through teaching and experience.






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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

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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






33. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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






43. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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