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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Regulates body temperature






2. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






3. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety






4. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory






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






6. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N






7. Colored part of the eye






8. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






9. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications






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






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






12. The visual image of the world on the retina






13. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle






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






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






16. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






17. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






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






19. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response






20. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)






21. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






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






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






24. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






25. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






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






27. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults






28. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes






29. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements

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30. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)






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






32. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods






33. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






34. An ovary or teste






35. 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






36. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)






37. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone






38. Is found between the arachnoid mater and Pia mater; this is where CSF cushions (and bathes) the brain - giving it the floating quality (and keeping it moist/circulating)






39. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






40. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






41. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body






42. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region






43. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)






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






45. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser






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






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






48. 'covering'






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






50. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain







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