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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Hypothesis that the movements that we make and those that we perceive in others are essential features of our conscious behavior.






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


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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






18. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






19. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.