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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
basal ganglia
tardive dyskinesia
H.M
zygosity
2. 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)
sleep spindles
subcortical structures
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
projection area
3. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
alpha activity
pupil
midbrain
Ketamine
4. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
aqueous humor
beta activity
receptive field
neostriatum
5. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
Glial cells
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
ventricles
Cranial Nerve III
6. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
basic rest-activity cycle
reciprocal innervation
the adrenal medulla
accommodation (bodily)
7. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
contralateral
hypothalamus
pheromone
biological foundations
8. The maintenance of water balance in the body
endogenous
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
dirty medications; clean medications
osmoregulation
9. 'Roof'
hypocretin
tritanopia
hypothalamus
tectum
10. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
ethology
Whitten effect
11. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
extirpation
Cranial Nerve X
cutaneous senses
septal rage
12. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
medial nucleus of the amygdala
tyrosine
monozygotic twins
aphasia
13. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
Cranial Nerve V
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
septum
contralateral
14. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
endocrine system
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
proximate biological considerations
15. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
zygote
cataplexy
path of lightwaves entering eye
suprachiasmatic nucleus
16. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
theta activity
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
mesencephalon
17. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
monoamines
pupil
Cranial Nerve III
18. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
temporal summation
biological foundations
graded potentials
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
19. Sign
sign stimulus
spatial summation
locus coeruleus
nigrostriatal system
20. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
ovaries/testes
indirect antagonists
Cranial Nerves
spinal cord
21. 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
substantia nigra
adrenal cortex
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
22. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
lipid soluble drugs/medications
hypothalamus
cerebellum
myelin sheath
23. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
extirpation
consummatory stimulus
lipid soluble drugs/medications
biological etiology of schizophrenia
24. 'little brain'
the adrenal medulla
cerebellum
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
cerebrospinal fluid
25. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
endogenous
parietal lobes
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
cataplexy
26. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
non-REM sleep
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
supernormal stimulus
reciprocal innervation
27. 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
contralateral
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
anterior hypothalamus
Bruce effect
28. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
menstrual cycle
thalamus
Cranial Nerve XII
receptive field
29. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
Glial cells
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
biological etiology of schizophrenia
30. Transparent substance between lens and retina
triggers of behavior
receptive field
vitreous humor
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
31. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
thyroid
Whitten effect
aphasia
melatonin
32. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
retinal ganglion cells
noncompetitive binding
iris
affinity
33. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
midbrain
projection area
monoamines
red nucleus + substantia nigra
34. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
the adrenal medulla
L-Dopa
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerve IX
35. 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)
septal rage
Mesocortical system
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
36. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
myelin sheath
theta activity
path of lightwaves entering eye
biological etiology of schizophrenia
37. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
galvanic skin response (GSR)
REM rebound
sleep paralysis
38. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
spinal cord
sign stimulus
zygosity
hair cells
39. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
monozygotic twins
anterior hypothalamus
bregma
norepinephrine
40. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
ventricles
parathyroid
relative refractory period
estrous cycle
41. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
Coolidge effect
ovaries/testes
trichromatic levels of color vision
equipotentiality
42. Olfactory Nerve - smell
superior colliculi
L-Dopa
Cranial Nerve I
agonist
43. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
dirty medications; clean medications
pupil
diencephalon
nucleotides
44. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
dirty medications; clean medications
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
bregma
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
45. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
parathyroid
receptor blockers
indirect antagonists
efferent neurons
46. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
Whitten effect
antimanics
substantia nigra
sleep attack
47. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerves
H.M
thyroid
48. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)
tectum
Cranial Nerve III
indirect antagonists
retinal ganglion cells
49. Supernormal
supernormal stimulus
zygosity
gonad
anterior hypothalamus
50. Colored part of the eye
Lee-Boot effect
the 7 major neurotransmitters
norepinephrine
iris