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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
projection areas
aphasia
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
Hebb rule
2. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
parietal lobes
myelin sheath
sensitivity
ethology
3. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
subarachnoid space
Cranial Nerve IX
ultimate biological considerations
4. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
basic rest-activity cycle
H.M
Yerkes-Dodson Law
pineal gland
5. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
superior colliculi
monoamines
norepinephrine
delta activity
6. Absolute; relative
endorphin
Bem'S Androgyny studies
temporal lobes
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
7. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
direct antagonist
Cranial Nerve IX
Cranial Nerve X
Cranial Nerve VIII
8. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
Vandenbergh effect
Cranial Nerve IV
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
9. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
Cranial Nerve IX
basal forebrain
aqueous humor
monoamine neurotransmitters
10. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
substantia nigra
basal forebrain
theta activity
Yerkes-Dodson Law
11. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
pineal gland
reticulum
dirty medications; clean medications
Cranial Nerve X
12. There are 12 add more
non-competitive binding
equipotentiality
midbrain
Cranial Nerves
13. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death
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14. Areas in the brain receiving incoming sensory information or sending out motor-impulse commands
Vandenbergh effect
monoamines
monoamines
projection area
15. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
phenotype
cutaneous senses
amacrine cells
16. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
association areas; projection areas
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
triggers of behavior
effects of repeated administration
17. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
temporal lobes
neostriatum
REM rebound
ethology
18. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
the adrenal medulla
Ketamine
basal ganglia
K Complexes
19. 'little net'
reticulum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
vitreous humor
spinal cord
20. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
autolytic
monozygotic twins
reaction time
corpus callosum
21. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
polysomnograms
relative refractory period
affinity
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
22. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
hypothalamus
theta activity
norepinephrine
relative refractory period
23. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
autonomic nervous system
spatial summation
reticulum
24. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
non-REM sleep
Cranial Nerve XI
Vomeronasal Organ
septum
25. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
receptive field
Cranial Nerves
Ketamine
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
26. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
pheromone
biological foundations
monoamines
sleep
27. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain
estrous cycle
basal ganglia
cutaneous senses
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
28. Moving forward
sleep
anterograde
H.M
hypothalamus
29. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
acetylcholine
melatonin
agonist
polysomnograms
30. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
progesterone
aphasia
reciprocal innervation
Coolidge effect
31. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
brainstem
law of specific nerve energies
Lee-Boot effect
32. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
tegmentum
cerebrospinal fluid
diploid
dopaminergic systems
33. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
monoamines
agonist
HPA Axis
indirect antagonists
34. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
basal forebrain
behavioral regulation
species- specific reactions
35. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
diencephalon
lipid soluble drugs/medications
cerebellum
behavioral regulation
36. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Lee-Boot effect
hypothalamus
reticulum
37. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
extirpation
tolerance
direct antagonist
38. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
mesencephalon
contralateral
REM sleep
cerebellum
39. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
Cranial Nerve XII
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
biological foundations
basic rest-activity cycle
40. 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
subcortical structures
Cranial Nerve VIII
basal forebrain
ovaries/testes
41. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
extirpation
anterior hypothalamus
beta activity
aphasia
42. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
spatial summation
basal forebrain
absolute refractory periods
Bruce effect
43. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
sign stimulus
septal rage
fornix
non-REM sleep
44. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
locus coeruleus
temporal summation
cutaneous senses
diploid
45. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
reticular formation
hippocampus
lens
46. 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
hippocampus
subarachnoid space
noncompetitive binding
ventricles
47. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
zygosity
relative refractory period
prefrontal cortex
reticular formation
48. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
diploid
antagonist
amygdala
49. 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
hair cells
Bruce effect
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
bregma
50. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
contralateral
theta activity
nigrostriatal system
receptive field