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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
proximate biological considerations
consummatory stimulus
ultimate biological considerations
receptor blockers
2. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
proximate biological considerations
midbrain
projection areas
Cranial Nerve XII
3. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
spinal cord
sleep
relative refractory period
REM rebound
4. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
pineal gland
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve IX
polysomnograms
5. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
sensitivity
aqueous humor
receptive field
phenotype
6. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
tectum
Frontal lobe
acetylcholine
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
7. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
Cranial Nerve III
medulla & pons
effects of repeated administration
cerebrospinal fluid
8. 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)
ionotropic receptors
monozygotic twins
locus coeruleus
aphasia
9. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
Yerkes-Dodson Law
ovaries/testes
the adrenal medulla
alpha activity
10. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
hypothalamus + thalamus
cutaneous senses
anterior hypothalamus
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
11. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
direct antagonist
Vandenbergh effect
suspensory ligament
umami
12. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
ionotropic receptors
ventricles
Cranial Nerve V
path of lightwaves entering eye
13. 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
Glial cells
efferent neurons
prefrontal hypoactivity
lens
14. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
septal rage
receptive field
locus coeruleus
zygote
15. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
efferent neurons
spatial summation
brainstem
monozygotic twins
16. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
tyrosine
Bem'S Androgyny studies
norepinephrine
non-competitive binding
17. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
red nucleus + substantia nigra
triggers of behavior
sleep
reaction time
18. 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
Mesocortical system
amacrine cells
the adrenal medulla
pheromone
19. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
hypothalamus
extirpation
Mesolimbic System
20. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
lipid soluble drugs/medications
Bruce effect
Vomeronasal Organ
basal ganglia
21. 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
reaction time
autonomic nervous system
suspensory ligament
the adrenal medulla
22. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
fornix
occipital lobes
projection fiber
sexual dimorphic behavior
23. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
sexual dimorphic behavior
dopaminergic systems
myelin sheath
noncompetitive binding
24. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
tegmentum
spinal cord
Whitten effect
alpha activity
25. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
agonist
Vomeronasal Organ
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
graded potentials
26. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
reticular formation
umami
the adrenal medulla
anterior hypothalamus
27. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
Cranial Nerve X
diploid
Cranial Nerve XII
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
28. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
association areas; projection areas
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
efferent neurons
noncompetitive binding
29. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
amygdala
Cranial Nerve III
trichromatic levels of color vision
30. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
bregma
mammillary bodies
sensorimotor cortex
relative refractory period
31. The visual image of the world on the retina
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
proximal image
ionotropic receptors
32. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
hypothalamus
HPA Axis
Thompson & Spencer
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
33. Moving forward
polysomnograms
Yerkes-Dodson Law
fusiform face area
anterograde
34. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
nigrostriatal system
theta activity
triggers of behavior
ipsilateral
35. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
zygote
monoamines
Lee-Boot effect
non-competitive bonding
36. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine
fornix
hypnagogic activity
Whitten effect
aqueous humor
37. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
medulla & pons
monoamines
cerebellum
diencephalon
38. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
Cranial Nerve III
REM sleep
basal ganglia
39. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
projection fiber
hypocretin
anterior hypothalamus
homeostasis
40. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
hypothalamus
extirpation
anterograde
reciprocal innervation
41. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
reticular formation
fornix
agonist
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
42. 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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43. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
norepinephrine
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve V
44. Consummatory stimulus
consummatory stimulus
galvanic skin response (GSR)
reticulum
absolute refractory periods
45. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
delta activity
ovaries/testes
Frontal lobe
cataplexy
46. 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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47. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
suspensory ligament
ventricles
osmoreceptors
ethology
48. Hormones that reduce pain
supernormal stimulus
endorphin & enkephalin
hypothalamus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
49. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
hypothalamus
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
nigrostriatal system
50. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods
subdural space
Cranial Nerve VIII
sexual dimorphic behavior
umami