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Behavioral Neuroscience
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1. A groove in brain matter - usually a groove found in the neocortex or cerebellum.
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Species-typical behavior
Hypothalamus
Sulcus (Sulci)
2. Large collection of axons coursing together within the central nervous system.
Tract
Bilateral Symmetry
Ganglia
Natural Selection
3. Large collection of axons coursing together outside of the central nervous system.
Gray Matter
Nerve
Corpus Callosum
Cytoarchitectonic map
4. Evolutionarily the oldest part of the brain; contains pons - medulla - reticular formation - and cerebellum structures that coordinate and control most voluntary and involuntary movements.
Cranial nerve
Hemispherectomy
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Hindbrain
5. Phylogenetic tree that branches repeatedly - suggesting a taxonomy of organisms based on the time sequence in which evolutionary branches arise.
Cladogram
Spinal Cord
Tegmentum
Encephalization quotient
6. A group of cells forming a cluster that can be identified with special stains to form a functional grouping.
Natural Selection
Spinal Cord
Hemispherectomy
Nucleus (Nuclei)
7. Outer layer of brain-tissue surface composed of neurons; the human cerebral cortex is heavily folded.
Diencephalon
Cerebral Cortex
Neuron
Hemispherectomy
8. Fiber system connecting the two cerebral hemispheres to provide a route for direct communication between them.
Reticular Formation
Corpus Callosum
Cranial nerve
Sympathetic Division
9. 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.
Chordate
Forebrain
Mind
Alzheimer's Disease
10. Degenerative brain disorder related to aging that first appears as progressive memory loss and later develops into generalized dementia.
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11. Behavior that is characteristic of all members of a species.
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Nerve Set
Species-typical behavior
White Matter
12. Philosophical position that holds that behavior can be explained as a function of the nervous system without explanatory recourse to the mind.
Cladogram
Materialism
Parkinson's Disease
Dermatome
13. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.
Alzheimer's Disease
Chordate
Psyche
Hemispherectomy
14. Hypothesis that the movements that we make and those that we perceive in others are essential features of our conscious behavior.
Vertebrae
Species-typical behavior
Embodied Consciousness
Gray Matter
15. Midbrain area in which nuclei and fiber pathways are mixed - producing a netlike appearance; associated with sleep-wake behavior and behavioral arousal.
Hominid
Reticular Formation
Gray Matter
Common Ancestor
16. Part of the PNS that regulates the functioning of internal organs and glands.
Embodied Consciousness
Dualism
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Midbrain
17. 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.
Vertebrae
Neuron
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Natural Selection
18. 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.
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Cerebral Cortex
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Sympathetic Division
19. The nervous system's potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability to environmental change and its ability to compensate for injury.
Neuroplasticity
Nerve Set
Encephalization quotient
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
20. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.
Afferent
Culture
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Materialism
21. 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.
Segmentation
Minimally Conscious State (MCS)
Hindbrain
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
22. Increase in the activity of a neuron or brain area.
Tectum
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Mind
Excitation
23. 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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24. Area of the skin supplied with afferent nerve fibers by a single spinal-cord dorsal root.
Dermatome
Parkinson's Disease
Embodied Consciousness
Neuron
25. Cerebral cortex where visual processing begins - lying at the back of the brain ad beneath the occipital bone.
Minimally Conscious State (MCS)
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Basal ganglia
Occipital Lobe
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.
Nerve Set
Efferent
Cerebellum
Alzheimer's Disease
27. 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.
Brainstem
Bilateral Symmetry
Gray Matter
Central Nervous System (CNS)
28. 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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29. 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
Excitation
Limbic system
Alzheimer's Disease
Orienting movement
30. All the neurons in the body located outside the brain and the spinal cord; provides sensory and motor connections to and from the CNS
Common Ancestor
Mind
Tract
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
31. Sudden appearance of neurological symptom as a result of severe interruption of blood flow.
Tectum
Nerve Set
Gray Matter
Stroke
32. Group of organisms that can interbreed.
Vertebrae
Species
Corpus Callosum
Diencephalon
33. Central part of the brain that contains neural circuits for hearing and seeing as well as orienting movements.
Cerebral Cortex
Midbrain
Cranial nerve
Limbic system
34. Animal that has both a brain and a spinal cord.
Tectum
Parietal Lobe
Chordate
Hemisphere
35. Synonym for mind - an entity once proposed to be the source of human behavior.
Encephalization quotient
Clinical Trial
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Psyche
36. Neurosurgery in which electrodes implanted in the brain stimulate a targeted area with a low-voltage electrical current to facilitate behavior.
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Afferent
Spinal Cord
Vertebrae
37. Body plan in which organs or parts present on both sides of the body are mirror images in appearance.
Minimally Conscious State (MCS)
Bilateral Symmetry
Natural Selection
Radiator Hypothesis
38. Literally - half a sphere - referring to one side of the cerebral cortex or of one side of the cerebellum.
Tegmentum
Segmentation
Hemisphere
Tourettes's Syndrome
39. The bones - or segments - that form the spinal column.
Vertebrae
Occipital Lobe
Culture
Hindbrain
40. Floor (area below the ventricle) of the midbrain; a collection of nuclei with movement-related - species-specific - and pain-perception functions.
Brainstem
Tegmentum
Nerve
Mind-Body Problem
41. Central structures of the brain - including the hindbrain - midbrain - thalamus - and hypothalamus - responsible for most unconscious behavior.
Brainstem
Basal ganglia
Tourettes's Syndrome
Reticular Formation
42. Roof (area above the ventricle) of the midbrain; its functions are sensory processing - particular visual and auditory - and the production of orienting movements.
Tectum
Parkinson's Disease
Hindbrain
Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)
43. A specialized 'nerve cell' engaged in information processing.
Efferent
Mind-Body Problem
Neuron
Midbrain
44. Three layers of protective tissue - dura mater - arachnoid - and pia mater - that encase the brain and spinal cord.
Segmentation
Meninges
Spinal Cord
Cranial nerve
45. 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.
Somatic Nervous System (SNS)
Encephalization quotient
Common Ancestor
Sulcus (Sulci)
46. A small protrusion or bump formed by the folding of the cerebral cortex.
Gyrus (Gyri)
Parkinson's Disease
Species-typical behavior
Persistent Vegetative State (PVS)
47. Areas of the nervous system rich in fat-sheathed neural axons that form the connections between brain cells.
Neuron
Ganglia
Mind-Body Problem
White Matter
48. Major structure of the forebrain - consisting of two virtually identical hemispheres (left and right) and responsible for most conscious behavior.
Tectum
Cerebellum
Cerebrum
Diencephalon
49. Quandary of explaining a nonmaterial mind in command of a material body.
Hemisphere
Sulcus (Sulci)
Culture
Mind-Body Problem
50. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Chordate
Excitation
Clinical Trial