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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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






2. The maintenance of water balance in the body






3. 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






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






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






6. 'covering'






7. 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






8. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)






9. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy






10. Hormones that reduce pain






11. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.






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






13. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation






14. 'Roof'






15. 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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16. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






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






18. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)






19. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






20. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






21. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz






22. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum






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






24. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






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






26. Absolute; relative






27. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms






28. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death

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






30. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






31. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function






32. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






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






34. Projects to ventral tegmental area






35. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV






36. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*






37. Are found in the diencephalon






38. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system






39. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors






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






41. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






42. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep






43. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






44. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies






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






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






47. Controls sexual activity






48. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex






49. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






50. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2