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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. Are found in the diencephalon






2. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand






3. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system






4. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






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






6. 'little net'






7. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)






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






9. Sign






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






11. 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






12. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications






13. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems






14. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand






15. 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)






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






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






18. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods






19. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)






20. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






21. The visual image of the world on the retina






22. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates






23. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain






24. Supernormal






25. 'Roof'






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






27. ...






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






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






30. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath






31. 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






32. Are postsynaptic potentials that are found in the dendrites and vary in their intensity






33. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic






34. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine






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






36. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






37. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia






38. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones






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






40. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates






41. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






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






43. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)






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






45. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






46. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






47. Optic Nerve - sight






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






49. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive






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