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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






2. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus






3. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand






4. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision






5. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods






6. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity






7. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice






8. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






9. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)






10. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity






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






12. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex






13. 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)






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






15. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal






16. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






17. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






18. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine






19. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted






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






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






22. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation






23. Is found between the arachnoid mater and Pia mater; this is where CSF cushions (and bathes) the brain - giving it the floating quality (and keeping it moist/circulating)






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






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






26. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






27. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






28. Sign






29. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei






30. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)

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






32. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors






33. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






34. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






35. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)






36. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body






37. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity






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






39. Regulates body temperature






40. ...






41. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






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






43. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand






44. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit

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45. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






46. 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






47. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods






48. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.






49. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






50. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety