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Behavioral Neuroscience

Subject : health-sciences
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1. 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






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






10. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






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






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






23. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






28. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






29. 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.






30. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






31. 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.






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






33. 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.


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


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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.