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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






2. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus






3. 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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4. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system






5. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity






6. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






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






8. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness






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






10. Supernormal






11. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)






12. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract






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






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






15. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.






16. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei






17. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus






18. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






19. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon






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






21. Has neurons for reflexes






22. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






23. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal






24. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs






25. 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






26. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration






27. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity






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






29. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning






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






31. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






32. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit

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33. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)






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






35. Are found in the diencephalon






36. 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)






37. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






38. The visual image of the world on the retina






39. 'little net'






40. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex






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






42. Consummatory stimulus






43. Made from within - natural






44. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






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






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






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






48. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones






49. Controls sexual activity






50. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)