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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
HPA Axis
septal rage
corpus callosum
sleep paralysis
2. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
reciprocal innervation
galvanic skin response (GSR)
osmoreceptors
Hebb rule
3. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
alpha activity
amygdala
consummatory stimulus
ethology
4. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
association area
Cranial Nerve III
hypnagogic activity
amygdala
5. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
proximate biological considerations
menstrual cycle
agonist
reticulum
6. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
midbrain
cataplexy
amygdala
7. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
proximate biological considerations
cataplexy
septum
path of cerebrospinal fluid
8. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
monoamines
cerebrospinal fluid
alpha activity
endorphin & enkephalin
9. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve VI
slow-wave sleep
antimanics
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
10. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
beta activity
ipsilateral
tardive dyskinesia
Bem'S Androgyny studies
11. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
Cranial Nerve IX
amacrine cells
medial nucleus of the amygdala
acetylcholine
12. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
basic rest-activity cycle
effects of repeated administration
Bruce effect
sexual dimorphic behavior
13. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
association area
All-or-None Law
HPA Axis
cerebellum
14. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
Coolidge effect
endorphin & enkephalin
sleep
biological etiology of schizophrenia
15. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
tardive dyskinesia
hindbrain
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
menstrual cycle
16. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
effects of repeated administration
suspensory ligament
K Complexes
cerebellum
17. Supernormal
tolerance
amygdala
aphasia
supernormal stimulus
18. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
reticular formation
hypothalamus
osmoregulation
indirect antagonists
19. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
endocrine system
dirty medications; clean medications
phenotype
tyrosine
20. Projects to ventral tegmental area
septal rage
superior colliculi
prefrontal cortex
galvanic skin response (GSR)
21. 'covering'
tegmentum
phenotype
septal rage
efferent neurons
22. Colored part of the eye
iris
Korsakoff'S amnesia
theta activity
zygosity
23. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
osmoreceptors
aqueous humor
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
24. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
Korsakoff'S amnesia
Coolidge effect
substantia nigra
spatial summation
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)
monoamines
biological foundations
indirect antagonists
hypothalamus
26. 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)
Cranial Nerves
fusiform face area
tegmentum
Coolidge effect
27. 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
Farber et al. (1995)
medial nucleus of the amygdala
melatonin
basal ganglia
28. Made from within - natural
homeostasis
septum
endogenous
temporal summation
29. 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
diploid
amacrine cells
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
30. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
supernormal stimulus
septum
stages of sleep
Ketamine
31. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
Cranial Nerve X
nystagmus
adrenal cortex
scotopic vision
32. 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
Cranial Nerve V
projection fiber
antimanics
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
33. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
slow-wave sleep
antagonist
noncompetitive binding
law of specific nerve energies
34. Consummatory stimulus
beta activity
temporal summation
triggers of behavior
consummatory stimulus
35. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
Mesocortical system
diploid
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
36. Norepinephrine and serotonin
hypothalamus
monoamine neurotransmitters
hypothalamus
basal ganglia
37. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
Glial cells
H.M
pheromone
equipotentiality
38. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
affinity
L-Dopa
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
tolerance
39. Expression of traits
phenotype
Vomeronasal Organ
scotopic vision
Cranial Nerve IX
40. 'Roof'
spinal cord
tectum
amygdala
red nucleus + substantia nigra
41. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Hobson & McCarley
sign stimulus
Yerkes-Dodson Law
medulla & pons
42. 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
Whitten effect
cerebellum
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
adrenal cortex
43. 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
spinal cord
L-Dopa
mesencephalon
menstrual cycle
44. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication
affinity
Frontal lobe
contralateral
phenotype
45. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
progesterone
temporal lobes
Frontal lobe
46. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
graded potentials
parietal lobes
Cranial Nerve VI
spinal cord
47. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Farber et al. (1995)
Cranial Nerve I
nystagmus
umami
48. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
H.M
basal ganglia
hypothalamus
medulla & pons
49. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Mesolimbic System
antimanics
Cranial Nerve V
50. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
indirect antagonists
amygdala
subarachnoid space