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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
slow-wave sleep
zygote
nigrostriatal system
biological etiology of schizophrenia
2. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice
endorphin
path of lightwaves entering eye
nystagmus
Bruce effect
3. 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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4. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
H.M
mesencephalon
scotopic vision
norepinephrine
5. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
nigrostriatal system
trichromatic levels of color vision
H.M
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
6. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
umami
lipid soluble drugs/medications
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
law of specific nerve energies
7. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
polysomnograms
tegmentum
HPA Axis
Korsakoff'S amnesia
8. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
extirpation
neostriatum
subdural space
9. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
subcortical structures
gonad
hypocretin
thyroid
10. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid
ventricles
sensitivity
Lee-Boot effect
superior colliculi
11. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
endocrine system
basal ganglia
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
association area
12. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
Thompson & Spencer
hair cells
cerebellum
affinity
13. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
Ketamine
Farber et al. (1995)
thalamus
Vandenbergh effect
14. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
aphasia
biological foundations
K Complexes
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
15. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
antagonist
osmoregulation
efferent neurons
nystagmus
16. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
amygdala
hippocampus
gonad
Bem'S Androgyny studies
17. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
brainstem
Bem'S Androgyny studies
Cranial Nerve XI
18. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
Yerkes-Dodson Law
subarachnoid space
projection fiber
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
19. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
amygdala
agonist
slow-wave sleep
mesencephalon
20. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
behavioral regulation
endocrine system
Yerkes-Dodson Law
dirty medications; clean medications
21. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
triggers of behavior
L-Dopa
hypnagogic activity
fusiform face area
22. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
extirpation
tegmentum
bregma
agonist
23. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
the 7 major neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerve X
basal ganglia
Cranial Nerve I
24. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
cerebral cortex
Korsakoff'S amnesia
suprachiasmatic nucleus
polysomnograms
25. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
temporal summation
Cranial Nerve VI
All-or-None Law
zygosity
26. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
Glial cells
tegmentum
amygdala
noncompetitive binding
27. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
reaction time
myelin sheath
tegmentum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
28. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
sensorimotor cortex
tritanopia
basal forebrain
pupil
29. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
Farber et al. (1995)
stages of sleep
mammillary bodies
30. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
law of specific nerve energies
Glial cells
zygote
cerebellum
31. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
proximal image
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
mesencephalon
medulla & pons
32. 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)
fusiform face area
efferent neurons
hypothalamus
behavioral regulation
33. 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
Hobson & McCarley
hypothalamus
amygdala
reticulum
34. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
amygdala
stages of sleep
substantia nigra
35. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
hindbrain
autolytic
dirty medications; clean medications
homeostatic regulation
36. Projects to ventral tegmental area
biological foundations
Bruce effect
tardive dyskinesia
prefrontal cortex
37. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
Cranial Nerve VII
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
synthesis-activation hypothesis
antagonist
38. ...
corpus callosum
sensorimotor cortex
path of lightwaves entering eye
law of specific nerve energies
39. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
receptor blockers
Korsakoff'S amnesia
retinal ganglion cells
substantia nigra
40. 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)
Coolidge effect
Korsakoff'S amnesia
contralateral
subarachnoid space
41. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
projection areas
thyroid
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Frontal lobe
42. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
nystagmus
cerebellum
non-competitive bonding
proximate biological considerations
43. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
anterior hypothalamus
H.M
hypothalamus
44. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
noncompetitive binding
direct antagonist
non-competitive bonding
law of specific nerve energies
45. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
Cranial Nerve VIII
HPA Axis
retinal ganglion cells
46. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
medulla & pons
aphasia
reciprocal innervation
diencephalon
47. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
progesterone
estrous cycle
basal ganglia
hypothalamus
48. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
cutaneous senses
Hobson & McCarley
Whitten effect
spinal cord
49. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
theta activity
spinal cord
association areas; projection areas
50. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
Cranial Nerve VII
receptive field
ionotropic receptors
Cranial Nerve VI