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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. The visual image of the world on the retina






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






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






4. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*






5. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






6. Controls sexual activity






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






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






9. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum






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






11. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)

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12. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






13. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles






14. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms






15. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles






16. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems






17. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal






18. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain






19. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






20. Is regulated by the hypothalamus






21. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods






22. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






23. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system






24. 'Roof'






25. 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)






26. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults






27. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease






28. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine






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






30. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function






31. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






32. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes






33. Is found between the arachnoid mater and Pia mater; this is where CSF cushions (and bathes) the brain - giving it the floating quality (and keeping it moist/circulating)






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






35. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration






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






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






38. The maintenance of water balance in the body






39. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






40. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)






41. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus






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






43. Sleepwalking - sleep talking






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






45. Absolute; relative






46. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)






47. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier






48. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)






49. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies






50. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina