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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






9. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






16. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. Floor (area below the ventricle) of the midbrain; a collection of nuclei with movement-related - species-specific - and pain-perception functions.






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. Central structures of the brain - including the hindbrain - midbrain - thalamus - and hypothalamus - responsible for most unconscious behavior.






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






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.