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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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






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






3. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






4. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)






5. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy






6. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)






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






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






9. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei






10. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages






11. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior






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






13. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments






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






15. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior






16. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






17. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina






18. Consummatory stimulus






19. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance






20. Optic Nerve - sight






21. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals






22. Projects to ventral tegmental area






23. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad






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






25. Norepinephrine and serotonin






26. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus






27. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential






28. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






29. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia






30. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)






31. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction






32. Expression of traits






33. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






34. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






35. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






36. An ovary or teste






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






38. 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






39. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates






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






41. 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






42. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






43. 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






44. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum






45. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






46. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






47. Regulates body temperature






48. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal






49. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity






50. 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