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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Learned behaviors that are passed on from on generation to the next through teaching and experience.






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






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






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






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






6. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






13. 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.






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

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15. 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.






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






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






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






20. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






21. 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.






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






23. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






27. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. 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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42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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