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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
fornix
prefrontal hypoactivity
nigrostriatal system
superior colliculi
2. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
basal ganglia
pheromone
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve III
3. The visual image of the world on the retina
amygdala
basal forebrain
zygosity
proximal image
4. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
spatial summation
anterior hypothalamus
receptor blockers
absolute refractory periods
5. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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6. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
Cranial Nerve X
agonist
nystagmus
7. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve V
antagonist
pituitary gland
8. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
melatonin
sleep paralysis
Cranial Nerve IX
Cranial Nerve III
9. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
Korsakoff'S amnesia
meninges
non-competitive binding
accommodation (bodily)
10. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
hypothalamus
association area
bregma
septum
11. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
sleep
endorphin & enkephalin
Hebb rule
H.M
12. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
ionotropic receptors
osmoregulation
lesions in the reticular activating system
basal ganglia
13. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Cranial Nerve XII
nigrostriatal system
basal ganglia
14. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
Thompson & Spencer
theta activity
subcortical structures
sleep attack
15. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
fusiform face area
Vandenbergh effect
antagonist
tyrosine
16. Are found in the diencephalon
absolute refractory periods
basal ganglia
hypothalamus + thalamus
noncompetitive binding
17. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods
umami
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
tegmentum
dopaminergic systems
18. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
pheromone
retinal ganglion cells
pituitary gland
19. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Hobson & McCarley
Vandenbergh effect
basal ganglia
homeostatic regulation
20. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
Mesocortical system
noncompetitive binding
tegmentum
ethology
21. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
phenotype
tegmentum
ovaries/testes
hypothalamus
22. 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
REM rebound
Cranial Nerve IX
Vandenbergh effect
effects of repeated administration
23. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
temporal summation
sensitivity
hypocretin
delta activity
24. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
suprachiasmatic nucleus
nucleotides
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
lesions in the reticular activating system
25. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
relative refractory period
Vomeronasal Organ
ethology
efferent neurons
26. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
thyroid
ultimate biological considerations
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
fornix
27. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
sleep paralysis
antimanics
suprachiasmatic nucleus
biological foundations
28. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp
path of cerebrospinal fluid
Cranial Nerve X
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
beta activity
29. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
noncompetitive binding
monozygotic twins
ethology
relative refractory period
30. 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
sign stimulus
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
substantia nigra
fornix
31. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
monoamines
aqueous humor
retinal ganglion cells
contralateral
32. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain
lesions in the reticular activating system
cataplexy
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
basal forebrain
33. Hormones that reduce pain
superior colliculi
HPA Axis
medulla & pons
endorphin & enkephalin
34. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
Cranial Nerve VII
triggers of behavior
neostriatum
35. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
effects of repeated administration
temporal lobes
tectum
Cranial Nerve X
36. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
the 7 major neurotransmitters
beta activity
basal ganglia
37. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
cataplexy
nucleotides
corpus callosum
ovaries/testes
38. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
extirpation
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
endocrine system
medial nucleus of the amygdala
39. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
reticular formation
association areas; projection areas
extirpation
Glial cells
40. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
galvanic skin response (GSR)
projection area
homeostatic regulation
ovaries/testes
41. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
parietal lobes
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
subarachnoid space
monoamines
42. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
cingulate gyrus
medial nucleus of the amygdala
aphasia
projection fiber
43. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration
menstrual cycle
synthesis-activation hypothesis
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
ionotropic receptors
44. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)
Cranial Nerve VIII
reticulum
aphasia
sleep spindles
45. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
biological foundations
affinity
zygote
association area
46. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
Cranial Nerve VIII
cerebellum
substantia nigra
cerebellum
47. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
gonad
non-REM sleep
biological etiology of schizophrenia
amacrine cells
48. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells
amacrine cells
graded potentials
slow-wave sleep
spatial summation
49. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
umami
lesions in the reticular activating system
effects of repeated administration
Mesolimbic System
50. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
endorphin
alpha activity
hindbrain
pupil