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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
association area
beta activity
non-competitive bonding
reciprocal innervation
2. 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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3. 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)
Cranial Nerve XII
delta activity
fusiform face area
progesterone
4. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
phenotype
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
Farber et al. (1995)
K Complexes
5. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
autonomic nervous system
reticular formation
tyrosine
basal forebrain
6. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Farber et al. (1995)
subdural space
receptor blockers
effects of repeated administration
7. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
diploid
substantia nigra
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
acetylcholine
8. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
spinal cord
ventricles
bregma
sleep
9. Short bursts of waves 12-14 Hz that occur 2-5 times a minute during stages 1-4 of sleep; most characteristic of sleep Stage II; some believe sleep spindles are involved in keeping one asleep (decline in older people)
homeostatic regulation
Cranial Nerve III
reticulum
sleep spindles
10. 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
autonomic nervous system
agonist
sleep spindles
spinal cord
11. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
estrous cycle
equipotentiality
pheromone
motor cortex
12. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
noncompetitive binding
synthesis-activation hypothesis
proximate biological considerations
hypocretin
13. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
polysomnograms
basal ganglia
phenotype
spinal cord
14. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
myelin sheath
Frontal lobe
indirect antagonists
non-REM sleep
15. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
Frontal lobe
umami
REM rebound
septum
16. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
accommodation (bodily)
medial nucleus of the amygdala
zygote
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
17. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
HPA Axis
accommodation (bodily)
Mesocortical system
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
18. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
Frontal lobe
tectum
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
projection fiber
19. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
proximate biological considerations
antagonist
Frontal lobe
projection fiber
20. 'little brain'
species- specific reactions
cingulate gyrus
Vandenbergh effect
cerebellum
21. 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
medulla & pons
aphasia
substantia nigra
basal forebrain
22. Sign
proximate biological considerations
sign stimulus
equipotentiality
neostriatum
23. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin
Glial cells
menstrual cycle
spinal cord
the 7 major neurotransmitters
24. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
osmoreceptors
sensorimotor cortex
amygdala
contralateral
25. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
cerebellum
indirect antagonists
septal rage
lesions in the reticular activating system
26. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
substantia nigra
projection fiber
reticulum
norepinephrine
27. Controls sexual activity
anterior hypothalamus
basic rest-activity cycle
reticular formation
phenotype
28. Projects to ventral tegmental area
mesencephalon
prefrontal cortex
Mesocortical system
anterograde
29. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
amygdala
temporal lobes
graded potentials
reaction time
30. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
hair cells
theta activity
law of specific nerve energies
tegmentum
31. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Bem'S Androgyny studies
fornix
projection areas
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
32. Made from within - natural
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
endogenous
parathyroid
basic rest-activity cycle
33. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)
the adrenal medulla
path of cerebrospinal fluid
amygdala
thyroid
34. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
cerebellum
the adrenal medulla
sexual dimorphic behavior
absolute refractory periods
35. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
hypothalamus
umami
amygdala
septum
36. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
Cranial Nerve V
antagonist
noncompetitive binding
Korsakoff'S amnesia
37. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
polysomnograms
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
Cranial Nerve VIII
adrenal cortex
38. 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
sensitivity
hypothalamus
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
Whitten effect
39. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
monoamines
Glial cells
Cranial Nerve IX
cataplexy
40. Moving forward
acetylcholine
anterograde
Cranial Nerve VI
pineal gland
41. 'Roof'
cerebrospinal fluid
tectum
projection area
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
42. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
graded potentials
agonist
ultimate biological considerations
ionotropic receptors
43. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
nystagmus
Hebb rule
cerebellum
Cranial Nerve VIII
44. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp
polysomnograms
homeostasis
path of cerebrospinal fluid
ventricles
45. 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
subarachnoid space
hypothalamus
triggers of behavior
suprachiasmatic nucleus
46. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
ethology
pineal gland
thyroid
graded potentials
47. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
amacrine cells
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
triggers of behavior
Thompson & Spencer
48. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
HPA Axis
lipid soluble drugs/medications
anterior hypothalamus
subcortical structures
49. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
projection areas
Coolidge effect
non-competitive bonding
species- specific reactions
50. 'covering'
tegmentum
neostriatum
thyroid
sexual dimorphic behavior