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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.






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






3. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises






4. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






5. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






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






7. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs






8. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity






9. 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






10. Projects to ventral tegmental area






11. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon






12. Supernormal






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






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






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






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






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






19. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)






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






21. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






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






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






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






25. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






26. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO






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






28. Made from within - natural






29. Sign






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






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






32. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell






33. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted






34. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






35. 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






36. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






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






38. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






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






40. ...






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






42. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)






43. 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)






44. Are found in the diencephalon






45. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






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






47. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females






48. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)






49. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)






50. 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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