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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1

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1. Positron emission tomography - scans glucose metabolism to measure activity in various brain regions






2. An amino acid - most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter






3. Include serotonin - lack of serotonin is linked with depression






4. Between myelin sheath - help send impulse down axon






5. Bumps seen on cortex surface






6. Presence during development causes a fetus to develop into a male (absence cause the fetus to develop into a female)






7. Midbrain; contains tectum and tegmentum






8. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - language disorder from damage to Broca'S area - in left frontal lobe; can understand speech but has difficulty speaking (slow - laborious - omits words)

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9. For female - the onset of the menstrual cycles - occurs during puberty






10. Like neurotransmitters but cause long-term changes in postsynaptic cell






11. Decrease effects of a neurotransmitter (e.g. botox is an acetylecholine antagonist that decreases muscle activity)






12. Released from the pituitary and facilitates birth and breast feeding - also involved in pair bonding (mother to child or romantic partners) -






13. Outer half-inch of cerebral hemispheres; - sensory and intellectual functions; - split into frontal - occipital - parietal - temporal lobes; - 90% is neocortex (new in evolution - 6 layers cortex) - 10% < 6 layers and more primitive






14. Of pituitary - stress hormone - increases androgen and cortisol production






15. Consists of limbic system - hippocampus - amygdala - cingulate gyrus






16. Contain synaptic vessels that hold neurotransmitters






17. Of pituitary - activates thyroid






18. Fissures seen on cortex surface






19. Once minimum threshold is met - intensity always the same regardless of amount of stimulation






20. Organizational and activational






21. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to write






22. The process after a neurotransmitter has done its job - it is reabsorbed by the presynaptic cell






23. Pathway that runs to and from CNS






24. Where soma and axon connect






25. Used to implant electrodes into animals' brains in experiments






26. Of telencephalon - links brain areas dealing with emotion and decisions






27. Occurs when people deprived of REM sleep - compensate by spending more time in REM sleep later in the night






28. Or just synapse - the space between 2 neurons where they communication






29. Increase effects of a neurotransmitter (e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [for depression] increase serotonin activity)






30. Jumping from one node of Ranvier to the next due to insulation by myelin sheath






31. Bumps on the brainstem - controls visual reflexes






32. A type of cell that help support neurons; oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells






33. Divided into diencephalon and telencephalon






34. Takes about half an hour; (0) prelude to sleep - neural synchrony; alpha waves; person is relaxed and drowsy - closes eye; (1) Eyes begin to roll. alpha waves give way to irregular theta waves; loses responsiveness to stimuli - experiences fleeting t






35. PNS - interacts with internal environment - - Responsible for the 'fight or flight' response - - It controls the involuntary functions including movement of smooth muscles - digestion - blood circulation - breathing






36. Made up of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system






37. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for hearing - also Wernicke'S area (related to speech)






38. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to read






39. Outer covering of spine - nerve fibers - axon bundles - myelin sheathing






40. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for vision






41. Of Hindbrain - aka medulla; Mainly controls for reflexes - but also controls sleep - attention - movement






42. Consists of myelencephalon - metencephalon - and reticular formation






43. Chemicals that stimulate nearby cells






44. Protects the brain by making it difficult for toxic substances to pass from the blood into the brain - since blood vessel cells in the brain are tightly packed






45. Of diencephalon - controls autonomic nervous system biological motivations (hunger - thirst) and pituitary gland






46. Provide myelin in peripheral nervous system






47. ANS - recuperation after arousal (decrease HR - BP - respiration)






48. Increase in males during puberty causes genitals to matures and secondary sex characteristics to develop - example: testosterone






49. Of telencephalon - involves in memory- transfer STM into LTM - - new neurons can form in adult mammalian brain






50. Made up of brain and spinal cord