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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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






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






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






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






5. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






6. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain






7. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






8. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier






9. Caudate nucleus and putamen






10. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones






11. Hormones that reduce pain






12. Made from within - natural






13. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)






14. Holds the lens in place






15. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit

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






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






18. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






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






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






21. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior






22. 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






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






24. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






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






26. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






27. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






28. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






29. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system






30. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






31. 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






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






33. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)






34. 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






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






36. Moving forward






37. 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)






38. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)






39. Sign






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






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






42. Governs eating/drinking (lateral and ventromedial hypothalami) and sexual activity (anterior portion






43. Absolute; relative






44. 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






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






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






47. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)






48. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






49. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system






50. Sleepwalking - sleep talking







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