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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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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13. The bones - or segments - that form the spinal column.






14. 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.






15. A group of cells forming a cluster that can be identified with special stains to form a functional grouping.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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

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






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






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






44. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.