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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
nucleotides
REM rebound
theta activity
reticulum
2. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
spinal cord
Bem'S Androgyny studies
antagonist
3. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
basal forebrain
galvanic skin response (GSR)
indirect antagonists
hypnagogic activity
4. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve IV
polysomnograms
monoamines
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
5. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
dopaminergic systems
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
cerebellum
lipid soluble drugs/medications
6. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
sleep
iris
Cranial Nerve VII
scotopic vision
7. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
Cranial Nerve VII
myelin sheath
supernormal stimulus
medial nucleus of the amygdala
8. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
dopaminergic systems
norepinephrine
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
REM rebound
9. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
non-competitive binding
Bem'S Androgyny studies
extirpation
diencephalon
10. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
occipital lobes
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
myelin sheath
Korsakoff'S amnesia
11. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
sleep paralysis
anterior hypothalamus
effects of repeated administration
subarachnoid space
12. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
projection fiber
anterograde
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Vandenbergh effect
13. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
projection fiber
ovaries/testes
endorphin
cutaneous senses
14. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
parietal lobes
fornix
biological foundations
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
15. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
tolerance
Cranial Nerve X
All-or-None Law
sign stimulus
16. 'covering'
tegmentum
hippocampus
red nucleus + substantia nigra
Thompson & Spencer
17. 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)
zygote
cutaneous senses
sleep spindles
supernormal stimulus
18. 'little net'
ionotropic receptors
reticulum
extirpation
Lee-Boot effect
19. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
hypothalamus
thalamus
beta activity
consummatory stimulus
20. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
absolute refractory periods
Bruce effect
projection area
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
21. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
substantia nigra
vitreous humor
red nucleus + substantia nigra
thyroid
22. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
gonad
supernormal stimulus
proximate biological considerations
meninges
23. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
absolute refractory periods
hippocampus
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
Yerkes-Dodson Law
24. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Cranial Nerve VI
retinal ganglion cells
monoamines
receptor blockers
25. 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)
polysomnograms
indirect antagonists
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
Mesocortical system
26. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
lens
tegmentum
ionotropic receptors
sleep paralysis
27. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
Cranial Nerve XII
lipid soluble drugs/medications
law of specific nerve energies
cerebellum
28. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
path of lightwaves entering eye
absolute refractory periods
Cranial Nerves
subcortical structures
29. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
Farber et al. (1995)
thyroid
GABA
All-or-None Law
30. 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
relative refractory period
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
mammillary bodies
spatial summation
31. Expression of traits
agonist
phenotype
graded potentials
superior colliculi
32. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
monoamines
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
monoamine neurotransmitters
Frontal lobe
33. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
anterior hypothalamus
indirect antagonists
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
All-or-None Law
34. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
tritanopia
direct antagonist
pheromone
fornix
35. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
anterograde
mesencephalon
hypothalamus
homeostasis
36. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve X
noncompetitive binding
sexual dimorphic behavior
37. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
polysomnograms
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
biological foundations
adrenal cortex
38. 'Roof'
receptive field
Ketamine
reticular formation
tectum
39. 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)
fusiform face area
mesencephalon
proximal image
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
40. Sign
sign stimulus
equipotentiality
H.M
Bruce effect
41. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
zygote
mammillary bodies
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
42. Consummatory stimulus
ovaries/testes
Cranial Nerves
consummatory stimulus
direct antagonist
43. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
spinal cord
tectum
hair cells
44. 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)
Thompson & Spencer
zygote
stages of sleep
aphasia
45. ...
law of specific nerve energies
autolytic
spatial summation
Cranial Nerve X
46. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
tegmentum
inferior colliculi
non-competitive binding
Cranial Nerve VII
47. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
Cranial Nerve V
delta activity
tectum
affinity
48. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
effects of repeated administration
norepinephrine
Hebb rule
gonad
49. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
cerebellum
Cranial Nerve IX
stages of sleep
amygdala
50. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
trichromatic levels of color vision
zygosity
Mesocortical system
emotional disclosure + immune functioning