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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)
Korsakoff'S amnesia
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
projection areas
melatonin
2. 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
ipsilateral
ventricles
tritanopia
alpha activity
3. 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
Cranial Nerve II
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
septum
4. Made from within - natural
Cranial Nerve III
endogenous
autolytic
cerebellum
5. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
inferior colliculi
non-REM sleep
progesterone
cingulate gyrus
6. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Hebb rule
Cranial Nerve II
absolute refractory periods
Cranial Nerve VI
7. 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
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
hypothalamus
Coolidge effect
melatonin
8. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
Cranial Nerve XI
amygdala
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
endocrine system
9. 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
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
cerebellum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
basic rest-activity cycle
10. Focuses light waves on the retina and is held in place by the suspensory ligament; aqueous humor on cornea side; vitreous humor on retina side
lens
Vandenbergh effect
beta activity
equipotentiality
11. 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
Mesolimbic System
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
progesterone
Thompson & Spencer
12. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
hair cells
Vandenbergh effect
graded potentials
hypocretin
13. 'little net'
Cranial Nerve IV
consummatory stimulus
norepinephrine
reticulum
14. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
motor cortex
alpha activity
homeostasis
15. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
parietal lobes
fusiform face area
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
16. Expression of traits
relative refractory period
Thompson & Spencer
phenotype
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
17. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
nucleotides
cerebral cortex
18. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
Whitten effect
myelin sheath
parietal lobes
melatonin
19. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
Mesocortical system
biological foundations
autonomic nervous system
cerebellum
20. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
amygdala
medulla & pons
Frontal lobe
path of lightwaves entering eye
21. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
nigrostriatal system
endorphin
agonist
receptor blockers
22. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
Frontal lobe
septum
estrous cycle
HPA Axis
23. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
temporal summation
spinal cord
sensorimotor cortex
tolerance
24. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
supernormal stimulus
progesterone
motor cortex
K Complexes
25. 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
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
meninges
anterior hypothalamus
indirect antagonists
26. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
alpha activity
iris
estrous cycle
27. Optic Nerve - sight
menstrual cycle
occipital lobes
Whitten effect
Cranial Nerve II
28. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
adrenal cortex
projection areas
species- specific reactions
indirect antagonists
29. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
basal ganglia
substantia nigra
non-competitive bonding
alpha activity
30. 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
diploid
Bruce effect
Glial cells
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
31. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
non-competitive bonding
ventricles
ethology
antimanics
32. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
anterior hypothalamus
trichromatic levels of color vision
triggers of behavior
cerebellum
33. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Hobson & McCarley
norepinephrine
Hebb rule
slow-wave sleep
34. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
the adrenal medulla
anterior hypothalamus
tectum
aqueous humor
35. ...
receptor blockers
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
hypothalamus
law of specific nerve energies
36. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
nucleotides
cutaneous senses
lesions in the reticular activating system
beta activity
37. Hormones that reduce pain
septum
endorphin & enkephalin
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Glial cells
38. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
motor cortex
spinal cord
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
39. Has neurons for reflexes
spinal cord
tardive dyskinesia
hypnagogic activity
subcortical structures
40. Absolute; relative
Bruce effect
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
effects of repeated administration
acetylcholine
41. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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42. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
Thompson & Spencer
amygdala
relative refractory period
Vandenbergh effect
43. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
sleep
GABA
hypothalamus
Lee-Boot effect
44. Self-dissolving
autolytic
absolute refractory periods
Whitten effect
mammillary bodies
45. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
K Complexes
phenotype
Cranial Nerve VII
noncompetitive binding
46. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
biological etiology of schizophrenia
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
reticular formation
Cranial Nerve V
47. 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
reticular formation
suprachiasmatic nucleus
pineal gland
ultimate biological considerations
48. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
reticulum
acetylcholine
Frontal lobe
REM sleep
49. 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
parietal lobes
dopaminergic systems
Cranial Nerve VIII
Farber et al. (1995)
50. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
cerebellum
Vandenbergh effect
diploid