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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. 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