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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
acetylcholine
tectum
sleep attack
projection fiber
2. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
beta activity
mesencephalon
superior colliculi
hypothalamus
3. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
diencephalon
cerebellum
tritanopia
4. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
basal ganglia
gonad
antagonist
Ketamine
5. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
HPA Axis
Farber et al. (1995)
ethology
superior colliculi
6. 'little net'
hair cells
pituitary gland
sleep attack
reticulum
7. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
sleep attack
Lee-Boot effect
Cranial Nerve II
basal forebrain
8. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
septum
spatial summation
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
9. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
bregma
receptive field
projection fiber
norepinephrine
10. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
tritanopia
cerebellum
septum
proximate biological considerations
11. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
tegmentum
hypothalamus
hindbrain
parathyroid
12. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
agonist
medial nucleus of the amygdala
slow-wave sleep
triggers of behavior
13. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
proximal image
aphasia
parietal lobes
spinal cord
14. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Hobson & McCarley
umami
monoamines
15. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion
adrenal cortex
hypothalamus
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerves
16. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
Mesolimbic System
cutaneous senses
Cranial Nerve VII
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
17. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)
meninges
non-competitive bonding
path of lightwaves entering eye
sleep paralysis
18. 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
mammillary bodies
inferior colliculi
direct antagonist
19. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
non-competitive binding
suprachiasmatic nucleus
pineal gland
proximal image
20. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
lens
hypocretin
reticular formation
autolytic
21. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
path of lightwaves entering eye
amygdala
indirect antagonists
the 7 major neurotransmitters
22. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
path of lightwaves entering eye
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
Whitten effect
galvanic skin response (GSR)
23. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
HPA Axis
Glial cells
brainstem
Cranial Nerve V
24. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
cerebellum
reticular formation
sign stimulus
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
25. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
amygdala
homeostatic regulation
pupil
biological foundations
26. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
reciprocal innervation
nigrostriatal system
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
27. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
motor cortex
midbrain
Cranial Nerve XII
REM rebound
28. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
basal ganglia
zygosity
myelin sheath
non-REM sleep
29. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
aqueous humor
cingulate gyrus
temporal summation
substantia nigra
30. Projects to ventral tegmental area
brainstem
basal ganglia
prefrontal cortex
Frontal lobe
31. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
sleep paralysis
H.M
autolytic
hypothalamus
32. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
hypnagogic activity
fornix
diploid
aphasia
33. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
subdural space
menstrual cycle
Cranial Nerve VI
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
34. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
hypocretin
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
hypothalamus
dirty medications; clean medications
35. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
acetylcholine
septum
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
relative refractory period
36. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
receptor blockers
Vomeronasal Organ
projection areas
Cranial Nerve IV
37. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
ipsilateral
autolytic
Cranial Nerve III
38. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
hippocampus
law of specific nerve energies
absolute refractory periods
lesions in the reticular activating system
39. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
reciprocal innervation
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
non-competitive bonding
hindbrain
40. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
tritanopia
Hobson & McCarley
absolute refractory periods
tyrosine
41. Norepinephrine and serotonin
projection fiber
monoamine neurotransmitters
theta activity
tardive dyskinesia
42. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
substantia nigra
reaction time
GABA
umami
43. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
corpus callosum
acetylcholine
retinal ganglion cells
endorphin
44. Caudate nucleus and putamen
neostriatum
reaction time
dirty medications; clean medications
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
45. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
diencephalon
menstrual cycle
monoamine neurotransmitters
tyrosine
46. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
Cranial Nerve III
thalamus
monoamines
pupil
47. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
diencephalon
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
aphasia
myelin sheath
48. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
melatonin
sleep spindles
ethology
spinal cord
49. Moving forward
triggers of behavior
sleep spindles
anterograde
dirty medications; clean medications
50. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
affinity
antimanics
cingulate gyrus
accommodation (bodily)