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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Made from within - natural






2. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






3. 'Roof'






4. Has neurons for reflexes






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






6. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system






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






8. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine






9. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential






10. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron






11. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress






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






13. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex






14. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises






15. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






16. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)






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






18. Absolute; relative






19. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)






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






21. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






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






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






24. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia






25. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






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






27. Holds the lens in place






28. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)






29. Caudate nucleus and putamen






30. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia






31. Self-dissolving






32. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain






33. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






34. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






35. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin






36. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






37. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum






38. 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






39. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration






40. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles






41. Moving forward






42. 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






43. 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






44. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei






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






46. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells






47. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon






48. 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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49. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






50. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance