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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Transparent substance between lens and retina






2. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine






3. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges






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






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






6. Colored part of the eye






7. 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






8. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation






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






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






11. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow






12. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response






13. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity






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






15. 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






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






17. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity






18. Readiness with which molecules/drugs/medications join together; varies widely from medication to medication






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






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






21. Expression of traits






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






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






24. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments






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






26. 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)






27. The visual image of the world on the retina






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






29. 'Roof'






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






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






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






33. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration






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






35. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






36. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation






37. An ovary or teste






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






39. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)






40. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






41. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice






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






43. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






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






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






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






47. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)






48. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)






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






50. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic







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