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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
receptor blockers
galvanic skin response (GSR)
autolytic
amygdala
2. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
H.M
hypothalamus + thalamus
Cranial Nerve I
ethology
3. Supernormal
supernormal stimulus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Cranial Nerve VI
subcortical structures
4. Sign
myelin sheath
tolerance
tegmentum
sign stimulus
5. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
Cranial Nerve V
Bruce effect
All-or-None Law
Hebb rule
6. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
species- specific reactions
antagonist
Vandenbergh effect
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
7. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
noncompetitive binding
hindbrain
absolute refractory periods
REM sleep
8. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
proximate biological considerations
thalamus
neostriatum
homeostatic regulation
9. ...
monozygotic twins
law of specific nerve energies
extirpation
cerebrospinal fluid
10. Moving forward
anterograde
hypothalamus
pineal gland
red nucleus + substantia nigra
11. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
tritanopia
amygdala
contralateral
12. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
motor cortex
basal ganglia
noncompetitive binding
cerebellum
13. Is used to treat Parkinson'S Disease
locus coeruleus
L-Dopa
melatonin
myelin sheath
14. 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)
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
Mesocortical system
osmoreceptors
sign stimulus
15. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
HPA Axis
Cranial Nerve II
cerebellum
homeostatic regulation
16. 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
suprachiasmatic nucleus
cerebral cortex
myelin sheath
adrenal cortex
17. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
monoamines
norepinephrine
association area
nigrostriatal system
18. Colored part of the eye
spinal cord
medial nucleus of the amygdala
iris
hypothalamus
19. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
Cranial Nerve I
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
beta activity
tectum
20. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
projection fiber
GABA
melatonin
21. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
lesions in the reticular activating system
indirect antagonists
alpha activity
amacrine cells
22. The visual image of the world on the retina
bregma
Vomeronasal Organ
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
proximal image
23. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
receptor blockers
neostriatum
cerebellum
scotopic vision
24. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
locus coeruleus
association areas; projection areas
Ketamine
suspensory ligament
25. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
cataplexy
delta activity
inferior colliculi
spatial summation
26. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
norepinephrine
Vandenbergh effect
mesencephalon
thalamus
27. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
dopaminergic systems
ventricles
Bruce effect
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
28. 'Roof'
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
sign stimulus
superior colliculi
tectum
29. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
zygote
theta activity
Cranial Nerve II
diencephalon
30. Completely disactivates the prefrontal cortex (PFC); due to high levels of norepinephrine (NE)
subcortical structures
ultimate biological considerations
Glial cells
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
31. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
corpus callosum
Lee-Boot effect
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
parathyroid
32. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle
stages of sleep
trichromatic levels of color vision
cerebellum
adrenal cortex
33. Eating - sex - aggression - sleep - focus on subcortical and neuroendocrine control of behavior
autonomic nervous system
behavioral regulation
mammillary bodies
midbrain
34. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
collateral sprouting
iris
trichromatic levels of color vision
monozygotic twins
35. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
vitreous humor
Cranial Nerve I
parietal lobes
non-competitive bonding
36. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
Mesolimbic System
theta activity
biological foundations
consummatory stimulus
37. 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
occipital lobes
autonomic nervous system
Cranial Nerve VIII
substantia nigra
38. Affect multiple receptors; highly preferential to which type of receptor they affect
Yerkes-Dodson Law
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
dirty medications; clean medications
39. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
prefrontal cortex
reticular formation
tyrosine
aphasia
40. Controls sexual activity
anterior hypothalamus
mesencephalon
REM sleep
collateral sprouting
41. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
basic rest-activity cycle
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
autolytic
medial nucleus of the amygdala
42. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
effects of repeated administration
equipotentiality
GABA
path of cerebrospinal fluid
43. 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
K Complexes
amacrine cells
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
reticular formation
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
path of cerebrospinal fluid
contralateral
the adrenal medulla
path of lightwaves entering eye
45. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
relative refractory period
effects of repeated administration
midbrain
basal ganglia
46. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges
subdural space
GABA
monoamine neurotransmitters
motor cortex
47. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
projection fiber
homeostasis
tardive dyskinesia
Cranial Nerve III
48. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
the 7 major neurotransmitters
amygdala
bregma
49. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
Cranial Nerve VIII
lesions in the reticular activating system
pituitary gland
iris
50. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
synthesis-activation hypothesis
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
gonad
biological foundations