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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
noncompetitive binding
fornix
substantia nigra
2. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
Vomeronasal Organ
non-REM sleep
cerebellum
effects of repeated administration
3. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerve VI
projection areas
4. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
sleep attack
medulla & pons
subdural space
path of lightwaves entering eye
5. Colored part of the eye
Cranial Nerve IX
iris
sleep paralysis
Yerkes-Dodson Law
6. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
retinal ganglion cells
Cranial Nerve XII
behavioral regulation
adrenal cortex
7. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
corpus callosum
parietal lobes
midbrain
cingulate gyrus
8. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
prefrontal cortex
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
non-REM sleep
hypothalamus
9. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
ipsilateral
Whitten effect
noncompetitive binding
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
10. 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)
proximate biological considerations
cingulate gyrus
inferior colliculi
fusiform face area
11. 'little brain'
spatial summation
cerebellum
REM sleep
proximate biological considerations
12. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
path of lightwaves entering eye
trichromatic levels of color vision
thalamus
diploid
13. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
contralateral
Cranial Nerve I
HPA Axis
association areas; projection areas
14. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
lesions in the reticular activating system
cerebellum
graded potentials
collateral sprouting
15. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
projection area
medulla & pons
tegmentum
tyrosine
16. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
Cranial Nerve II
hypocretin
effects of repeated administration
cerebrospinal fluid
17. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
melatonin
spatial summation
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
biological etiology of schizophrenia
18. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
Lee-Boot effect
autolytic
synthesis-activation hypothesis
tectum
19. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
parietal lobes
Cranial Nerve VII
temporal summation
monoamines
20. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
law of specific nerve energies
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
projection areas
projection fiber
21. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
cataplexy
mesencephalon
brainstem
menstrual cycle
22. Lens changes initiated by the ciliary muscles to change the shape of the lens in order to focus image on the retina
accommodation (bodily)
pupil
mammillary bodies
beta activity
23. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
tyrosine
L-Dopa
zygote
24. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
osmoreceptors
cingulate gyrus
antagonist
parietal lobes
25. 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
ventricles
diploid
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
cataplexy
26. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
trichromatic levels of color vision
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
sensitivity
iris
27. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
behavioral regulation
Farber et al. (1995)
tolerance
acetylcholine
28. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
ethology
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
acetylcholine
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
29. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
cerebral cortex
Coolidge effect
REM rebound
superior colliculi
30. Are found in the diencephalon
prefrontal cortex
amygdala
autolytic
hypothalamus + thalamus
31. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
amacrine cells
Cranial Nerve XII
substantia nigra
ultimate biological considerations
32. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
autonomic nervous system
acetylcholine
lens
dopaminergic systems
33. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
cerebellum
mesencephalon
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Frontal lobe
34. Projects to ventral tegmental area
prefrontal cortex
aqueous humor
medulla & pons
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
35. 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
reciprocal innervation
hypothalamus
noncompetitive binding
autonomic nervous system
36. ...
bregma
scotopic vision
basal forebrain
law of specific nerve energies
37. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
sleep attack
ovaries/testes
path of lightwaves entering eye
law of specific nerve energies
38. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
pineal gland
path of lightwaves entering eye
cerebellum
cutaneous senses
39. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Cranial Nerve V
proximal image
the 7 major neurotransmitters
40. Expression of traits
galvanic skin response (GSR)
phenotype
antagonist
polysomnograms
41. 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)
indirect antagonists
collateral sprouting
tyrosine
hypnagogic activity
42. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
hypocretin
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
mesencephalon
43. 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
ultimate biological considerations
ovaries/testes
basic rest-activity cycle
basal forebrain
44. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
inferior colliculi
theta activity
motor cortex
ionotropic receptors
45. Norepinephrine and serotonin
monoamine neurotransmitters
dirty medications; clean medications
Lee-Boot effect
graded potentials
46. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Coolidge effect
tolerance
Cranial Nerve XII
lesions in the reticular activating system
47. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
zygosity
projection area
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
GABA
48. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
sleep paralysis
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
reciprocal innervation
pheromone
49. 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)
aphasia
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
myelin sheath
monoamine neurotransmitters
50. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
equipotentiality
ventricles
bregma
reciprocal innervation