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Behavioral Neuroscience

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






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






3. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






4. 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.






5. Approved experiment directed toward developing a treatment.






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






7. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. Conducting toward a central nervous system structure.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. Group of organisms that can interbreed.






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






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






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






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






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.






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