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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
prefrontal cortex
norepinephrine
sleep attack
sign stimulus
2. Controls sexual activity
anterior hypothalamus
subarachnoid space
hypnagogic activity
trichromatic levels of color vision
3. 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)
subarachnoid space
neostriatum
red nucleus + substantia nigra
sleep
4. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
mammillary bodies
temporal lobes
REM sleep
5. 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
6. 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
tyrosine
homeostatic regulation
anterior hypothalamus
ventricles
7. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
Cranial Nerve XII
cerebellum
monozygotic twins
anterior hypothalamus
8. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
non-competitive binding
monoamine neurotransmitters
lipid soluble drugs/medications
septum
9. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
sensitivity
dopaminergic systems
endocrine system
occipital lobes
10. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
absolute refractory periods
Vandenbergh effect
11. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
beta activity
receptive field
zygosity
brainstem
12. Moving forward
extirpation
anterograde
triggers of behavior
Yerkes-Dodson Law
13. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
the adrenal medulla
red nucleus + substantia nigra
cerebellum
menstrual cycle
14. 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
polysomnograms
noncompetitive binding
amygdala
menstrual cycle
15. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
aqueous humor
sensorimotor cortex
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
ventricles
16. Sign
myelin sheath
antagonist
sign stimulus
the adrenal medulla
17. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
mesencephalon
REM rebound
sign stimulus
diencephalon
18. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
stages of sleep
medial nucleus of the amygdala
accommodation (bodily)
Cranial Nerve IV
19. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypothalamus
hypnagogic activity
cingulate gyrus
meninges
20. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
locus coeruleus
hypocretin
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
21. Transparent substance between lens and retina
vitreous humor
cataplexy
lipid soluble drugs/medications
indirect antagonists
22. Self-dissolving
myelin sheath
tegmentum
autolytic
polysomnograms
23. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
the 7 major neurotransmitters
sleep
endocrine system
hypothalamus
24. Supernormal
endogenous
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
supernormal stimulus
autolytic
25. 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)
cerebral cortex
Lee-Boot effect
sensorimotor cortex
Cranial Nerve VII
26. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
indirect antagonists
subdural space
non-REM sleep
cerebellum
27. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
Lee-Boot effect
umami
endocrine system
28. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
ethology
adrenal cortex
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
sleep spindles
29. 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
receptive field
antimanics
autonomic nervous system
Cranial Nerve IX
30. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
Cranial Nerve III
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
thalamus
spinal cord
31. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
medial nucleus of the amygdala
aqueous humor
medulla & pons
substantia nigra
32. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice
tardive dyskinesia
spinal cord
osmoreceptors
Bruce effect
33. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
bregma
lens
amygdala
path of lightwaves entering eye
34. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
effects of repeated administration
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
anterior hypothalamus
diencephalon
35. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
spinal cord
noncompetitive binding
theta activity
subcortical structures
36. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
reticulum
Cranial Nerve V
tectum
37. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
inferior colliculi
autonomic nervous system
beta activity
38. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
bregma
lesions in the reticular activating system
collateral sprouting
39. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
antimanics
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
melatonin
Cranial Nerve IV
40. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion
extirpation
nucleotides
sleep paralysis
tectum
41. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
zygosity
Whitten effect
sign stimulus
monoamines
42. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
trichromatic levels of color vision
diencephalon
dopaminergic systems
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
43. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
suprachiasmatic nucleus
zygote
iris
proximal image
44. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity
septum
Korsakoff'S amnesia
graded potentials
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
45. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad
sleep
GABA
effects of repeated administration
hypothalamus
46. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
Cranial Nerve XI
REM rebound
direct antagonist
47. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
reticulum
hypothalamus
hindbrain
anterior hypothalamus
48. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
species- specific reactions
projection fiber
projection area
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
49. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
progesterone
amacrine cells
Vomeronasal Organ
receptive field
50. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
lesions in the reticular activating system
amygdala
projection areas
law of specific nerve energies