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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
H.M
hippocampus
thyroid
endorphin & enkephalin
2. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
Whitten effect
aqueous humor
affinity
collateral sprouting
3. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
ionotropic receptors
Lee-Boot effect
K Complexes
Whitten effect
4. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
species- specific reactions
subdural space
trichromatic levels of color vision
nigrostriatal system
5. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
autonomic nervous system
hindbrain
amygdala
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
6. Moving forward
sensitivity
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
anterograde
antimanics
7. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
neostriatum
stages of sleep
pheromone
ethology
8. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
effects of repeated administration
H.M
hypothalamus
absolute refractory periods
9. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
proximate biological considerations
nigrostriatal system
menstrual cycle
10. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
hair cells
polysomnograms
extirpation
substantia nigra
11. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
reciprocal innervation
sensorimotor cortex
sleep paralysis
accommodation (bodily)
12. Has neurons for reflexes
Cranial Nerve III
Vomeronasal Organ
Coolidge effect
spinal cord
13. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
endorphin & enkephalin
Mesocortical system
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
14. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
effects of repeated administration
anterior hypothalamus
Ketamine
15. Absolute; relative
hypothalamus
collateral sprouting
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
Frontal lobe
16. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
fornix
brainstem
tyrosine
galvanic skin response (GSR)
17. 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
monoamine neurotransmitters
Lee-Boot effect
prefrontal cortex
the 7 major neurotransmitters
18. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
prefrontal cortex
diploid
temporal summation
zygosity
19. 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)
spatial summation
subarachnoid space
neostriatum
medulla & pons
20. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
REM rebound
brainstem
phenotype
diencephalon
21. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
Mesocortical system
tolerance
tectum
ventricles
22. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
cerebellum
osmoregulation
biological foundations
acetylcholine
23. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
Vomeronasal Organ
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
substantia nigra
24. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
dirty medications; clean medications
parietal lobes
tegmentum
delta activity
25. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
Hebb rule
contralateral
myelin sheath
pituitary gland
26. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
association areas; projection areas
Cranial Nerve II
sensorimotor cortex
subarachnoid space
27. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
amygdala
REM rebound
Bem'S Androgyny studies
28. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
Vandenbergh effect
proximate biological considerations
osmoregulation
29. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
contralateral
extirpation
slow-wave sleep
30. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
cingulate gyrus
tegmentum
homeostasis
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
31. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
reticular formation
Vomeronasal Organ
motor cortex
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
32. An ovary or teste
hypothalamus
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
gonad
polysomnograms
33. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
Mesolimbic System
behavioral regulation
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerve XII
34. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
temporal lobes
tritanopia
reticulum
K Complexes
35. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
norepinephrine
temporal summation
ventricles
36. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
projection fiber
path of cerebrospinal fluid
beta activity
Vandenbergh effect
37. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
cerebellum
midbrain
spinal cord
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
38. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
temporal summation
Cranial Nerve X
brainstem
motor cortex
39. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
non-competitive binding
spinal cord
aqueous humor
biological etiology of schizophrenia
40. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
retinal ganglion cells
amacrine cells
hindbrain
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
41. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
species- specific reactions
sensitivity
medial nucleus of the amygdala
absolute refractory periods
42. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
non-competitive binding
parietal lobes
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
progesterone
43. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
phenotype
sleep paralysis
diencephalon
Glial cells
44. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
HPA Axis
projection areas
alpha activity
Hebb rule
45. Important to motor system
nystagmus
inferior colliculi
synthesis-activation hypothesis
red nucleus + substantia nigra
46. 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
medulla & pons
aqueous humor
sleep attack
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
47. 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
Farber et al. (1995)
Vandenbergh effect
affinity
osmoregulation
48. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior
behavioral regulation
substantia nigra
zygosity
dirty medications; clean medications
49. 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)
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
slow-wave sleep
association areas; projection areas
fusiform face area
50. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
fusiform face area
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
collateral sprouting