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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






21. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






22. 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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23. Collection of nerve cells that function somewhat like a brain.






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






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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

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42. 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.






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.