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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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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. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes






3. 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






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






5. 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)






6. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements

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






8. Moving forward






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






10. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






11. 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






12. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






13. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)






14. 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






15. 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






16. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






17. Supernormal






18. Expression of traits






19. Hormones that reduce pain






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






21. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






22. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz






23. 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)






24. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






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






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






27. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress






28. 'covering'






29. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra






30. Regulates body temperature






31. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






32. 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






33. Norepinephrine and serotonin






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






35. Self-dissolving






36. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath






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






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






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






40. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses






41. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine






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






43. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity






44. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)






45. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






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






47. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






48. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body






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






50. Fluid filled cavities in the middle of the brain - linking to the spinal canal that runs down the middle of the spinal cord; this fluid is cerebrospinal fluid