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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Self-dissolving






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






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






4. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp






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






6. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO






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






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






9. Controls sexual activity






10. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






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






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






13. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body






14. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes






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






16. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






17. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened






18. Has neurons for reflexes






19. Holds the lens in place






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






21. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications






22. 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)






23. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






24. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity






25. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






26. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response






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






28. Caudate nucleus and putamen






29. Projects to ventral tegmental area






30. Important to motor system






31. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb






32. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior






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






34. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)






35. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)






36. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges






37. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress






38. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






39. 'little net'






40. Is regulated by the hypothalamus






41. 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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42. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)






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






44. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






45. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease






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






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






48. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N






49. 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






50. 'covering'