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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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






2. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)






3. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






4. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods






5. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






6. The maintenance of water balance in the body






7. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina






8. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity






9. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






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






11. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level






12. 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






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






14. 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)






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






16. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine






17. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb






18. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






19. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract






20. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






21. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments






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






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






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






25. Regulates body temperature






26. There are 12 add more






27. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






28. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye






29. Includes the tectum and tegmentum






30. Transparent substance between lens and retina






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






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






33. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness






34. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates






35. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






36. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






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






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






39. ...






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






41. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential






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






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






44. 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






45. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles






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






47. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex






48. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation






49. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)






50. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation







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