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Behavioral Neuroscience

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1. 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.






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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.






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

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24. Process in which maturation is delayed - and so an adult retains infant characteristics; idea derived from the observation that newly evolved species resemble the young of their common ancestors.






25. Conducting away from the central nervous system structure.






26. Surgical removal of a cerebral hemisphere.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






36. Movement related to sensory inputs - such as turning the head to see the source of a sound.






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






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






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






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






41. 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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42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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