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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision






2. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation






3. 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






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






5. 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






6. Found that developmental changes occurring in puberty make the brain more susceptible to the psychotic effects of NDMA antagonist and therefore also related to the emergence of symptoms of schizophrenia






7. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






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






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






10. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells






11. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






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






13. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs






14. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm






15. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei






16. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion






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






18. Are found in the diencephalon






19. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus






20. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults






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






22. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






23. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning






24. 'little net'






25. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia






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






27. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep






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






29. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)






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






31. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)






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






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






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






35. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease






36. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






37. Caudate nucleus and putamen






38. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold






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






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






41. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






42. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)






43. Hormones that reduce pain






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






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






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






47. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body






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






50. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates







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