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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Colored part of the eye
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
iris
Cranial Nerve IX
2. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
graded potentials
prefrontal cortex
ionotropic receptors
3. 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
effects of repeated administration
effects of repeated administration
L-Dopa
stages of sleep
4. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
zygosity
acetylcholine
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve XI
5. Focuses light waves on the retina and is held in place by the suspensory ligament; aqueous humor on cornea side; vitreous humor on retina side
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
hypothalamus
retinal ganglion cells
lens
6. Hormones that reduce pain
phenotype
Cranial Nerve V
progesterone
endorphin & enkephalin
7. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)
meninges
collateral sprouting
septum
inferior colliculi
8. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
theta activity
pineal gland
ipsilateral
cerebrospinal fluid
9. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
trichromatic levels of color vision
HPA Axis
midbrain
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
10. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
anterior hypothalamus
tegmentum
homeostasis
basal forebrain
11. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
retinal ganglion cells
spatial summation
Cranial Nerve IX
nigrostriatal system
12. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
sensorimotor cortex
septum
tegmentum
theta activity
13. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve IV
ventricles
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
phenotype
14. ...
nystagmus
noncompetitive binding
reticular formation
law of specific nerve energies
15. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
cataplexy
K Complexes
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
tectum
16. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
septum
ovaries/testes
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
Cranial Nerve XI
17. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
cerebral cortex
osmoregulation
gonad
Frontal lobe
18. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
Vandenbergh effect
REM sleep
cerebellum
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
19. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
Cranial Nerve VII
Cranial Nerve X
sleep paralysis
20. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
brainstem
polysomnograms
amacrine cells
tritanopia
21. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
zygote
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
cerebrospinal fluid
cerebral cortex
22. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
hair cells
mesencephalon
sleep spindles
cataplexy
23. The visual image of the world on the retina
proximal image
REM sleep
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
pheromone
24. Are found in the diencephalon
Korsakoff'S amnesia
hypothalamus + thalamus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
graded potentials
25. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
pineal gland
tegmentum
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
aqueous humor
26. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
Cranial Nerve VII
lens
corpus callosum
non-competitive binding
27. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
Ketamine
bregma
projection area
efferent neurons
28. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
projection fiber
endorphin & enkephalin
supernormal stimulus
noncompetitive binding
29. 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
Lee-Boot effect
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
reticular formation
anterior hypothalamus
30. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
dirty medications; clean medications
suspensory ligament
pheromone
non-REM sleep
31. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
anterior hypothalamus
gonad
Cranial Nerve VII
32. Supernormal
supernormal stimulus
sleep paralysis
motor cortex
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
33. Sign
Cranial Nerve IV
sign stimulus
REM rebound
septum
34. An ovary or teste
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
amygdala
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
gonad
35. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
zygosity
anterograde
L-Dopa
triggers of behavior
36. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
septum
biological foundations
anterior hypothalamus
mesencephalon
37. Important to motor system
projection area
hair cells
red nucleus + substantia nigra
zygote
38. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
beta activity
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
direct antagonist
39. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
septal rage
delta activity
projection fiber
40. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
Hobson & McCarley
motor cortex
subdural space
Mesocortical system
41. 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
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
tectum
gonad
melatonin
42. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
dirty medications; clean medications
hypothalamus
galvanic skin response (GSR)
thyroid
43. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
non-competitive binding
affinity
pineal gland
collateral sprouting
44. Consummatory stimulus
efferent neurons
nigrostriatal system
consummatory stimulus
Cranial Nerve XI
45. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
Yerkes-Dodson Law
synthesis-activation hypothesis
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
46. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
nucleotides
spinal cord
autonomic nervous system
47. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
cerebellum
Cranial Nerve IX
Coolidge effect
Hebb rule
48. 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
agonist
Farber et al. (1995)
effects of repeated administration
spinal cord
49. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
prefrontal hypoactivity
Thompson & Spencer
Farber et al. (1995)
aphasia
50. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
agonist
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
hair cells