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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Major structure of the forebrain - consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres (left and right) and responsible for most conscious behavior.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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.






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