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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Forbearer from which two or more lineages or family groups arise and so is ancestral to both groups.






2. 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.






3. 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






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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.






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






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






14. Decrease in the activity of a neuron or brain area.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 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.


22. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






43. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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