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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
endogenous
mesencephalon
theta activity
HPA Axis
2. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
proximate biological considerations
ultimate biological considerations
Vomeronasal Organ
lipid soluble drugs/medications
3. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
thalamus
non-competitive binding
Cranial Nerve IX
homeostatic regulation
4. 'Roof'
tectum
iris
Cranial Nerve VII
nigrostriatal system
5. Moving forward
tegmentum
anterograde
norepinephrine
retinal ganglion cells
6. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
spinal cord
hypothalamus + thalamus
Cranial Nerve XI
corpus callosum
7. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
monoamine neurotransmitters
temporal summation
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
fornix
8. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
lens
endorphin
delta activity
Mesolimbic System
9. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
septum
biological foundations
Cranial Nerve VI
parietal lobes
10. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
equipotentiality
cerebellum
superior colliculi
K Complexes
11. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
medulla & pons
receptive field
scotopic vision
absolute refractory periods
12. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Cranial Nerve VI
Whitten effect
sensitivity
Hebb rule
13. Holds the lens in place
hypothalamus + thalamus
GABA
suspensory ligament
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
14. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
Coolidge effect
stages of sleep
galvanic skin response (GSR)
Cranial Nerve XI
15. Expression of traits
phenotype
fornix
non-competitive bonding
ethology
16. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
tritanopia
motor cortex
norepinephrine
reticular formation
17. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
behavioral regulation
ultimate biological considerations
ipsilateral
sign stimulus
18. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
biological etiology of schizophrenia
pheromone
nucleotides
Lee-Boot effect
19. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
sexual dimorphic behavior
pupil
parietal lobes
ionotropic receptors
20. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
myelin sheath
basic rest-activity cycle
locus coeruleus
Cranial Nerve VI
21. 'little brain'
sensorimotor cortex
non-competitive bonding
spinal cord
cerebellum
22. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
spinal cord
H.M
Glial cells
Cranial Nerve XII
23. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
GABA
non-competitive bonding
REM rebound
tegmentum
24. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
the adrenal medulla
anterior hypothalamus
REM rebound
theta activity
25. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
spatial summation
parathyroid
pineal gland
anterior hypothalamus
26. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
alpha activity
ethology
corpus callosum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
27. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
REM sleep
suspensory ligament
dirty medications; clean medications
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
28. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic
endogenous
pheromone
retinal ganglion cells
effects of repeated administration
29. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
monoamines
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
menstrual cycle
umami
30. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
indirect antagonists
contralateral
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
31. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)
fornix
spinal cord
indirect antagonists
path of cerebrospinal fluid
32. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
mesencephalon
ovaries/testes
REM rebound
Ketamine
33. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
non-competitive bonding
proximate biological considerations
antagonist
cerebellum
34. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
suspensory ligament
hippocampus
suprachiasmatic nucleus
basic rest-activity cycle
35. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
noncompetitive binding
myelin sheath
reaction time
parietal lobes
36. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
effects of repeated administration
K Complexes
retinal ganglion cells
reticulum
37. 'covering'
progesterone
temporal summation
tolerance
tegmentum
38. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
scotopic vision
Cranial Nerve VII
sexual dimorphic behavior
motor cortex
39. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
subdural space
temporal lobes
Frontal lobe
40. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
Cranial Nerve VII
Coolidge effect
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebral cortex
41. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
beta activity
ventricles
Cranial Nerve XI
cerebrospinal fluid
42. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebellum
biological foundations
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
43. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
endocrine system
indirect antagonists
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
collateral sprouting
44. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
aphasia
hindbrain
lesions in the reticular activating system
efferent neurons
45. Transparent substance between lens and retina
vitreous humor
homeostatic regulation
Cranial Nerve VIII
tegmentum
46. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
anterior hypothalamus
sexual dimorphic behavior
Mesocortical system
myelin sheath
47. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
REM sleep
adrenal cortex
umami
progesterone
48. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
superior colliculi
contralateral
cerebellum
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
49. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
basic rest-activity cycle
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
temporal lobes
antimanics
50. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
sleep attack
monoamines
basal forebrain
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain