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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
K Complexes
delta activity
amygdala
2. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
antimanics
motor cortex
norepinephrine
Cranial Nerve VIII
3. An ovary or teste
gonad
cerebellum
tardive dyskinesia
tritanopia
4. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
REM rebound
Cranial Nerve XI
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
5. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
receptor blockers
reticular formation
osmoregulation
thyroid
6. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
corpus callosum
ovaries/testes
hypothalamus
fornix
7. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
H.M
Hobson & McCarley
pheromone
reaction time
8. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
cerebellum
graded potentials
hypothalamus
9. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
mesencephalon
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
Cranial Nerve III
effects of repeated administration
10. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
medulla & pons
cerebellum
superior colliculi
Coolidge effect
11. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
Glial cells
behavioral regulation
estrous cycle
12. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
sexual dimorphic behavior
amygdala
medulla & pons
norepinephrine
13. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
amygdala
tegmentum
cataplexy
red nucleus + substantia nigra
14. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
direct antagonist
Cranial Nerve XII
inferior colliculi
parathyroid
15. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
ipsilateral
HPA Axis
anterograde
vitreous humor
16. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
projection fiber
path of cerebrospinal fluid
hippocampus
noncompetitive binding
17. Has neurons for reflexes
subcortical structures
melatonin
spinal cord
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
18. 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
menstrual cycle
sensitivity
septum
collateral sprouting
19. 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
All-or-None Law
HPA Axis
Lee-Boot effect
Cranial Nerve XI
20. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
ovaries/testes
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
cerebral cortex
sleep paralysis
21. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
Hobson & McCarley
brainstem
fornix
Vomeronasal Organ
22. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
Cranial Nerve VI
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
gonad
path of lightwaves entering eye
23. Absolute; relative
amygdala
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
Cranial Nerve III
slow-wave sleep
24. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
projection fiber
subarachnoid space
menstrual cycle
alpha activity
25. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
projection areas
norepinephrine
nigrostriatal system
effects of repeated administration
26. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Mesolimbic System
Cranial Nerve VII
subarachnoid space
Cranial Nerve I
27. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
anterograde
hypothalamus
Coolidge effect
28. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
indirect antagonists
adrenal cortex
equipotentiality
Hebb rule
29. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
slow-wave sleep
gonad
diploid
Cranial Nerve IX
30. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
septal rage
norepinephrine
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
synthesis-activation hypothesis
31. 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
nucleotides
direct antagonist
hypothalamus
32. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
suprachiasmatic nucleus
cerebral cortex
slow-wave sleep
non-competitive bonding
33. Projects to ventral tegmental area
sleep
prefrontal cortex
Bem'S Androgyny studies
behavioral regulation
34. 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
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
subcortical structures
REM sleep
prefrontal hypoactivity
35. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
HPA Axis
lipid soluble drugs/medications
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Bruce effect
36. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
sensorimotor cortex
Bem'S Androgyny studies
HPA Axis
suspensory ligament
37. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
corpus callosum
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
biological foundations
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
38. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
mammillary bodies
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Cranial Nerve XI
39. Made from within - natural
endogenous
proximal image
mesencephalon
pituitary gland
40. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
relative refractory period
triggers of behavior
amygdala
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
41. 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
adrenal cortex
reticulum
sleep attack
Farber et al. (1995)
42. Regulates body temperature
monoamine neurotransmitters
hypothalamus
consummatory stimulus
collateral sprouting
43. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
Coolidge effect
substantia nigra
non-REM sleep
44. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
dirty medications; clean medications
homeostatic regulation
Mesolimbic System
diencephalon
45. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
amygdala
anterior hypothalamus
adrenal cortex
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
46. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
tolerance
Cranial Nerve XI
L-Dopa
47. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
the adrenal medulla
indirect antagonists
anterior hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve IX
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)
indirect antagonists
equipotentiality
pituitary gland
brainstem
49. 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
norepinephrine
myelin sheath
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
temporal summation
50. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
slow-wave sleep
reticular formation
tardive dyskinesia
monoamines