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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body






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






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






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






5. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration






6. Has neurons for reflexes






7. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory






8. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision






9. Hormones that reduce pain






10. Regulates body temperature






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






12. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region






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






14. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi






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






16. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






17. 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






18. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females






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






20. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






21. 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






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






23. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner






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






25. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






26. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus






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






28. 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






29. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






30. Olfactory Nerve - smell






31. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid






32. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)






33. 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






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






35. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






36. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)






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






38. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses






39. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






40. 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)






41. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior






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






43. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






44. Expression of traits






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






46. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand






47. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






48. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra






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






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