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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion






2. Colored part of the eye






3. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice






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






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






6. Moving forward






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






8. 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)






9. Found that developmental changes occurring in puberty make the brain more susceptible to the psychotic effects of NDMA antagonist and therefore also related to the emergence of symptoms of schizophrenia






10. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






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






12. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus






13. An ovary or teste






14. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






15. Transparent substance between lens and retina






16. 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






17. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important






18. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell






19. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements

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20. 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






21. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened






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






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






24. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)






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






26. 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






27. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)






28. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






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






30. 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






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






32. Projects to ventral tegmental area






33. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response






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






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






36. 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






37. ...






38. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra






39. 'little brain'






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






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






42. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)






43. 'covering'






44. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






45. Regulates body temperature






46. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion






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






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






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