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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






2. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






3. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad






4. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia






5. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)






6. Colored part of the eye






7. 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






8. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)






9. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres






10. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)






11. 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)






12. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon






13. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in






14. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates






15. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications






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






17. Olfactory Nerve - smell






18. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm






19. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






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






21. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






22. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia






23. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina






24. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine






25. 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






26. Hormones that reduce pain






27. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






28. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain






29. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi






30. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision






31. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors






32. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






33. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages






34. Transparent substance between lens and retina






35. Self-dissolving






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






37. 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






38. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone






39. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






40. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






41. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






42. 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






43. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential






44. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






45. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive






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






47. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)






48. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy






49. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold






50. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus