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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
Cranial Nerve I
endogenous
ventricles
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
2. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
spinal cord
Ketamine
phenotype
absolute refractory periods
3. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
effects of repeated administration
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
aphasia
extirpation
4. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
relative refractory period
REM rebound
dirty medications; clean medications
substantia nigra
5. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
ionotropic receptors
melatonin
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
endogenous
6. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
agonist
monozygotic twins
Thompson & Spencer
reticular formation
7. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
diploid
biological etiology of schizophrenia
cingulate gyrus
reaction time
8. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
triggers of behavior
nystagmus
HPA Axis
sexual dimorphic behavior
9. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
medial nucleus of the amygdala
reaction time
lesions in the reticular activating system
mesencephalon
10. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
autolytic
beta activity
tegmentum
hippocampus
11. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
basal ganglia
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
Bruce effect
projection area
12. Absolute; relative
dirty medications; clean medications
Farber et al. (1995)
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
progesterone
13. Moving forward
Hobson & McCarley
midbrain
anterograde
cerebrospinal fluid
14. 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)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
affinity
H.M
indirect antagonists
15. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
agonist
suprachiasmatic nucleus
umami
hippocampus
16. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
dopaminergic systems
All-or-None Law
phenotype
bregma
17. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
parathyroid
equipotentiality
septal rage
association areas; projection areas
18. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
endorphin
osmoreceptors
hypothalamus
suprachiasmatic nucleus
19. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
tegmentum
galvanic skin response (GSR)
cerebrospinal fluid
projection fiber
20. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
substantia nigra
triggers of behavior
biological etiology of schizophrenia
mesencephalon
21. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
umami
mesencephalon
effects of repeated administration
anterior hypothalamus
22. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
aqueous humor
neostriatum
subarachnoid space
law of specific nerve energies
23. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
septum
fornix
sensorimotor cortex
24. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
locus coeruleus
indirect antagonists
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
hypnagogic activity
25. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)
indirect antagonists
absolute refractory periods
Vandenbergh effect
mesencephalon
26. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
slow-wave sleep
adrenal cortex
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
behavioral regulation
27. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
graded potentials
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
hypnagogic activity
mammillary bodies
28. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
Whitten effect
association area
tectum
endorphin & enkephalin
29. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
endorphin & enkephalin
prefrontal hypoactivity
tectum
subdural space
30. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
neostriatum
bregma
polysomnograms
spinal cord
31. 'little net'
reticulum
species- specific reactions
anterior hypothalamus
theta activity
32. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
nystagmus
diencephalon
GABA
monoamines
33. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
Whitten effect
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
34. Expression of traits
endorphin & enkephalin
melatonin
phenotype
trichromatic levels of color vision
35. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
All-or-None Law
cingulate gyrus
cerebellum
receptive field
36. 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
autonomic nervous system
autolytic
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
37. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
the adrenal medulla
monoamines
scotopic vision
REM sleep
38. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
substantia nigra
melatonin
Cranial Nerve VII
39. Has neurons for reflexes
noncompetitive binding
spinal cord
acetylcholine
tegmentum
40. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
Bem'S Androgyny studies
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
species- specific reactions
aphasia
41. 'little brain'
Cranial Nerve V
cerebellum
prefrontal cortex
suspensory ligament
42. 'Roof'
pineal gland
tectum
spinal cord
indirect antagonists
43. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
non-competitive bonding
relative refractory period
nigrostriatal system
biological foundations
44. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
cutaneous senses
basal forebrain
projection area
non-REM sleep
45. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
tegmentum
noncompetitive binding
consummatory stimulus
cutaneous senses
46. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
hypothalamus
pupil
non-competitive bonding
Hebb rule
47. Regulates body temperature
tolerance
noncompetitive binding
aphasia
hypothalamus
48. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
osmoreceptors
cerebellum
Ketamine
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
49. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
REM rebound
endorphin & enkephalin
sleep attack
nystagmus
50. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
path of lightwaves entering eye
tritanopia
corpus callosum
beta activity