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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
hair cells
biological foundations
L-Dopa
tectum
2. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
path of cerebrospinal fluid
mesencephalon
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
Cranial Nerve V
3. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
anterior hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve VI
Korsakoff'S amnesia
sleep attack
4. 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
lens
autonomic nervous system
gonad
5. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
non-competitive binding
Cranial Nerve I
receptor blockers
Thompson & Spencer
6. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
ovaries/testes
effects of repeated administration
lipid soluble drugs/medications
Cranial Nerve VIII
7. 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
direct antagonist
Vandenbergh effect
sexual dimorphic behavior
bregma
8. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
acetylcholine
sensorimotor cortex
anterograde
superior colliculi
9. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
sleep
equipotentiality
10. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
Hobson & McCarley
amygdala
thyroid
spatial summation
11. 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
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
delta activity
ovaries/testes
dopaminergic systems
12. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
Hobson & McCarley
receptive field
medulla & pons
progesterone
13. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
osmoregulation
locus coeruleus
cerebrospinal fluid
supernormal stimulus
14. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death
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15. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
beta activity
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
umami
16. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
norepinephrine
hypnagogic activity
thyroid
17. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
cerebellum
reciprocal innervation
direct antagonist
Thompson & Spencer
18. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
Whitten effect
ventricles
estrous cycle
temporal lobes
19. 'covering'
autonomic nervous system
cerebellum
tegmentum
subarachnoid space
20. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
vitreous humor
projection areas
temporal summation
tolerance
21. Made from within - natural
equipotentiality
dirty medications; clean medications
endogenous
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
22. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Cranial Nerve XI
L-Dopa
medulla & pons
Coolidge effect
23. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
graded potentials
temporal lobes
motor cortex
hypothalamus
24. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
osmoregulation
zygosity
meninges
25. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
REM sleep
law of specific nerve energies
cerebellum
26. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
superior colliculi
gonad
contralateral
autolytic
27. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
temporal lobes
projection fiber
biological etiology of schizophrenia
basic rest-activity cycle
28. Transparent substance between lens and retina
vitreous humor
fusiform face area
cerebellum
progesterone
29. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
stages of sleep
species- specific reactions
extirpation
30. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
basal forebrain
septum
lipid soluble drugs/medications
Cranial Nerve XII
31. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
cerebellum
pituitary gland
proximate biological considerations
32. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
zygote
medial nucleus of the amygdala
corpus callosum
GABA
33. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
pupil
Bruce effect
scotopic vision
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
34. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
midbrain
ipsilateral
vitreous humor
effects of repeated administration
35. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
law of specific nerve energies
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
delta activity
effects of repeated administration
36. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
L-Dopa
fornix
acetylcholine
37. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
ethology
biological foundations
occipital lobes
substantia nigra
38. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
law of specific nerve energies
biological etiology of schizophrenia
antimanics
noncompetitive binding
39. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
equipotentiality
pheromone
Cranial Nerve II
40. Controls sexual activity
non-competitive binding
anterior hypothalamus
H.M
mesencephalon
41. 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
graded potentials
progesterone
projection areas
ipsilateral
42. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
tolerance
dirty medications; clean medications
receptive field
43. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
sensitivity
basal ganglia
effects of repeated administration
motor cortex
44. Consummatory stimulus
Mesocortical system
autonomic nervous system
agonist
consummatory stimulus
45. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
motor cortex
nystagmus
adrenal cortex
46. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
parathyroid
basic rest-activity cycle
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
reciprocal innervation
47. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
lesions in the reticular activating system
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
reticulum
All-or-None Law
48. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
Glial cells
occipital lobes
cerebellum
osmoregulation
49. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
triggers of behavior
ethology
umami
substantia nigra
50. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
ovaries/testes
medial nucleus of the amygdala
lateral hypothalamus (LH)