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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Central structures of the brain - including the hindbrain - midbrain - thalamus - and hypothalamus - responsible for most unconscious behavior.






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






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






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






5. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






7. Idea that selection for improved brain cooling through increased blood circulation in the brains of early hominids enabled the brain to grow larger.






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






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






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






11. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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

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25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. Clear solution of sodium chloride and other salts that fills the ventricles inside the brain and circulates around the brain and spinal cord beneath the arachnoid layer in the subarachnoid space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.