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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior






2. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages






3. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs






4. 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






5. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum






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

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7. 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)






8. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior






9. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)






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






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






12. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion






13. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened






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






15. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






16. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges






17. Caudate nucleus and putamen






18. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






19. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses






20. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier






21. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)






22. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning






23. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid






24. Made from within - natural






25. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain






26. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)






27. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted






28. Is regulated by the hypothalamus






29. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb






30. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






31. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice






32. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin






33. 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)






34. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






35. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






36. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner






37. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands






38. 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






39. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)






40. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra






41. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil






42. 'Roof'






43. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






44. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






45. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems






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






47. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






48. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)






49. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential






50. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum