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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold






2. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus






3. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone






4. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)






5. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in






6. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






7. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior






8. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory






9. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






10. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz






11. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)






12. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina






13. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow






14. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






15. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






16. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






17. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






18. Moving forward






19. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






20. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion






21. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






22. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)






23. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms






24. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum






25. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements

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26. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion






27. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)






28. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






29. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments






30. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner






31. 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






32. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






33. 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)






34. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus






35. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






36. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






37. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine






38. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin






39. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus






40. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)






41. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine






42. Hormones that reduce pain






43. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level






44. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei






45. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females






46. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






47. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing






48. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region






49. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






50. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell