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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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

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14. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. Increase in the activity of a neuron or brain area.






21. 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.






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






23. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






24. 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.






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






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






27. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






30. 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.






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






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. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. 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.






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






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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