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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)






2. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






3. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction






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






5. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






6. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation






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






8. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand






9. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods






10. Made from within - natural






11. 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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12. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)






13. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments






14. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






15. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron






16. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






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






18. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






19. 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






20. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity






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






22. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications






23. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals






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






25. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress






26. Projects to ventral tegmental area






27. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






28. 'Roof'






29. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep






30. 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






31. Focuses light waves on the retina and is held in place by the suspensory ligament; aqueous humor on cornea side; vitreous humor on retina side






32. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






33. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser






34. 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






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






36. Controls sexual activity






37. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion






38. 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)






39. 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






40. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses






41. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






42. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response






43. 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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44. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems






45. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin






46. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)






47. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






48. Transparent substance between lens and retina






49. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)






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