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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1
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1. Process in which neural pathways are connected and then some die out (children go through these process)
Activational hormones
Blooming and pruning
Myelencephalon
Frontal lobe
2. Incredible rage easily provoked when cerebral cortex is removed
White Matter
Blooming and pruning
Meninges
Sham rage
3. Controlled by hypothalamus - regulation of hormones in the body - The 'master gland' of the endocrine/hormone system
Delta waves
Neurotransmitters
Wernicke'S aphasia
Pituitary gland
4. Bumps on the brainstem - controls auditory reflexes
Inferior colliculus
Autonomic nervous system
Agonists
postsynaptic potentials
5. Extension of the spine - developed from base to the front
Autonomic nervous system (subsystems)
Reticular formation
Amygdala
Brain evolution
6. PNS fibers that run away from CNS (to cause effect the brain wants)
menarche
Agnosia
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
Efferent fibers
7. Stage 3 (less sleep spindles) & 4 non-REM sleep - high-amplitude and low-frequency - deepest level of sleep
Delta waves
Neuron
Sleep spindles
Agraphia
8. Time after absolute refractory period - neuron can fire but needs a much stronger stimulus
Telencephalon
Relative refractory period
postsynaptic potentials
Occipital lobe
9. Provide myelin in central nervous system
androgens (example)
Metencephalon
Absolute refractory period
Oligodendrocytes
10. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to write
reuptake
Electroencephalogram
Saltatory conduction
Agraphia
11. Base in hindbrain - rest in midbrain; oldest brain area; Controls alertness - thirst - sleep - involuntary muscles (i.e. heart)
Agonists
Saltatory conduction
Reticular formation
Axon
12. Present in fast-acting - directed synapses
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Nodes of Ranvier
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Amino acids
13. Of telencephalon - links brain areas dealing with emotion and decisions
Non-REM sleep (4 stages of sleep)
Efferent fibers
reuptake
Cingulate gyrus
14. Of hindbrain - has pons(connects brain parts to spine) and cerebellum(controls muscle coordination - balance - posture)
Reticular formation
Hindbrain
Telencephalon
Metencephalon
15. Midbrain; contains tectum and tegmentum
Reticular formation
Vasopressin
Mesencephalon
Axon hillock
16. Or just synapse - the space between 2 neurons where they communication
Axon hillock
Vasopressin
Synapse gap
Hypothalamus
17. Overeating with no satiation of hunger; leads to obesity; damage to ventromedial region of hypothalamus
Sympathetic nervous system
Forebrain (division)
Hyperphagia
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
18. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to organize movement
Hyperphagia
Delta waves
Apraxia
Afferent fibers
19. Tough connective tissues that cover/protect brain and spinal cord
Corticospinal tract
Meninges
Diencephalon
Blooming and pruning
20. Areas on cortex that correspond to certain functions; - the larger the area - the more sensitive and highly accessed the function - Damage to a particular area would result in certain dysfunction
Myelencephalon
Cortical association areas
Neuromodulators
Thyroid stimulating hormone
21. A type of cell that help support neurons; oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells
Glial cells
Occipital lobe
Agraphia
Acetylcholine
22. Made up of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
Forebrain (division)
Stereotaxic instruments
Autonomic nervous system (subsystems)
Soma
23. Chemicals that stimulate nearby cells
Axon
Efferent fibers
Meninges
Neurotransmitters
24. Holds neurotransmitters
Monoamines
Alexia
Synaptic vessels
Amygdala
25. Of diencephalon - controls autonomic nervous system biological motivations (hunger - thirst) and pituitary gland
Female menstrual cycle (hormones)
Hypothalamus
Oligodendrocytes
PET
26. (1) resting potential - neuron negatively charged - cell membrane does not let ions in; (2) presynaptic cell releases neurotransmitters from terminal buttons; (3) postsynaptic receptors in postsynaptic cells detects neurotransmitter and open ion chan
Steps in neural transmission
PET
Inferior colliculus
Autonomic nervous system (subsystems)
27. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to read
Saltatory conduction
Alexia
Efferent fibers
Mesencephalon
28. An amino acid - most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter.
Sympathetic nervous system
Presynaptic cell
Glutamate
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
29. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for vision
Pituitary gland
Presynaptic cell
Neural synchrony
Occipital lobe
30. Of pituitary - regulate water levels in body and therefore BP
Vasopressin
Sleep spindles
Gray matter
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
31. Control large voluntary muscle movements - Their degeneration is related to motor dysfunction in Parkinson'S and Huntington'S
Somatic nervous system
Hyperphagia
Basal ganglia
Blooming and pruning
32. PNS fibers that run towards CNS
Electroencephalogram
Corticospinal tract
Endorphins
Afferent fibers
33. Include serotonin - lack of serotonin is linked with depression
Ventricles
Sleep spindles
Indolamines
Blooming and pruning
34. Measures brain wave patterns and have made it possible to study waking and sleeping states
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Sham rage
Electroencephalogram
Efferent fibers
35. Beginning of neuron (dendrites)
Meninges
Postsynaptic cell
Diencephalon
Apraxia
36. Released at neuromuscular junction to cause contraction of skeletal muscles - also involved in parasympathetic nervous system
Acetylcholine
Superior colliculus
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Stereotaxic instruments
37. Stage 1 & 2 non-REM sleep (with sleep spindles) - lower-amplitude and slower frequency waves
Theta waves
Peripheral nervous system (subsystems)
Neuromodulators
Corticospinal tract
38. Linked to pleasure and analgesia; can be endogenous (opioid peptides) or exogenous (morphine or heroin) - Exogenous endorphine are highly addictive
Endorphins
Broca'S aphasia
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Synaptic vessels
39. Covers whole neuron - selective permeability - sometimes lets ions (positive charge) through
Cell membrane
Activational hormones
Forebrain (division)
Hippocampus
40. comprises 50% of total sleep at birth - decreases to 25% - 20% sleep time spent in this type of sleep - Interspersed with non-REM every 30-40min - where dreams are experience - characterized by neural desynchrony - also known as paradoxical sleep -->
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Hindbrain
Dendrites
Hormones (type)
41. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - difficulty processing sensory information
Electroencephalogram
Agnosia
Glial cells
Saltatory conduction
42. Bundles of axon - Nerve fiber
White Matter
Agonists
Hypothalamus
Dendrites
43. Of telencephalon - controls emotional reactions such as fear and anger
Broca'S aphasia
Somatic nervous system
Amygdala
Acetylcholine
44. Hyperpolarization - + let out - - compared to outside - decrease firing
estrogen
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Blood-brain barrier
45. Of mesencephalon - vision and hearing
Frontal lobe
Meninges
PET
Tectum
46. Once minimum threshold is met - intensity always the same regardless of amount of stimulation
Glutamate
All-or-none law
Telencephalon
Schwann cells
47. Consists of myelencephalon - metencephalon - and reticular formation
Acetylcholine
Spine (subsystem)
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Hindbrain
48. Fatty - insulating sheath on some axons for faster conduction of axon impulses
Parasympathetic nervous system
Reticular formation
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Myelin sheath
49. Pathway that runs to and from CNS
Reticular formation
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Agnosia
Temporal lobe
50. Consists of limbic system - hippocampus - amygdala - cingulate gyrus
Absolute refractory period
Nodes of Ranvier
Telencephalon
Tectum