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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

Subjects : gre, psychology
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1. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






2. Supernormal






3. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)






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






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






6. Moving forward






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






8. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






9. 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






10. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






11. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)






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






13. 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)






14. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz






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






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






17. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






18. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






19. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect






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






21. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid






22. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior






23. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi






24. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






25. An ovary or teste






26. Transparent substance between lens and retina






27. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses






28. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep






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






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






31. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity






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






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






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






35. Is regulated by the hypothalamus






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






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






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






39. Produces acetylcholine. One of the earliest sites of cell death in Alzheimer'S Disease (neurological disorder associated with a deficiency in acetylcholine) is in the basal forebrain






40. The maintenance of water balance in the body






41. The viscous substance between cornea and lens






42. Expression of traits






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






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






45. ...






46. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad






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






48. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.






49. 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






50. Consummatory stimulus