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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






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






7. 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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8. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






9. The general principle that sensory fibers are located dorsally and motors fibers are located ventrally.






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. A specialized 'nerve cell' engaged in information processing.






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






20. 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.






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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.






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






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






30. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






32. 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.






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






49. 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.






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