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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning






2. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine






3. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier






4. Colored part of the eye






5. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing






6. Supernormal






7. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






8. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N






9. The maintenance of water balance in the body






10. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






11. 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






12. 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)






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






14. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory






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






16. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand






17. Has neurons for reflexes






18. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important






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






20. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors






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






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






23. 'little net'






24. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress






25. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex






26. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body






27. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction






28. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)






29. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






30. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex






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






32. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation






33. 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






34. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)






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






36. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






37. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






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






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






40. Optic Nerve - sight






41. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance






42. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






43. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect






44. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region






45. 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






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






47. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum






48. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






49. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.






50. 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