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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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






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






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






4. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






5. Important to motor system






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






7. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






8. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body






9. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






10. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation






11. Self-dissolving






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






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






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






15. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






16. Midbrain - medulla and the pons






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






18. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)






19. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






20. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)






21. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus






22. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






23. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)






24. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)






25. Accessory Nerve - moves the head






26. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)






27. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells






28. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors






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






30. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity






31. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to






32. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity






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






34. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






35. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity






36. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia






37. 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






38. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance






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






40. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body






41. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






42. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists






43. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






44. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone






45. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






46. 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






47. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands






48. 3 layers of tissues that cover and protect CNS; dura mater (outermost layer) - arachnoid mater (middle layer) - Pia mater (innermost layer)






49. Also known as ABLATION - is any surgically induced brain lesion






50. Expression of traits







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