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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
REM sleep
substantia nigra
parietal lobes
antimanics
2. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
the 7 major neurotransmitters
nucleotides
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
3. 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
ovaries/testes
ethology
hypothalamus
lens
4. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
tolerance
mesencephalon
spatial summation
projection area
5. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
homeostasis
endorphin & enkephalin
corpus callosum
Korsakoff'S amnesia
6. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
Cranial Nerve VIII
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
umami
red nucleus + substantia nigra
7. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
septum
REM sleep
effects of repeated administration
Lee-Boot effect
8. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
K Complexes
hypothalamus
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
efferent neurons
9. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
lipid soluble drugs/medications
endorphin & enkephalin
nigrostriatal system
H.M
10. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
hypothalamus
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
tritanopia
11. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
Mesocortical system
diencephalon
K Complexes
the adrenal medulla
12. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
association areas; projection areas
locus coeruleus
estrous cycle
ipsilateral
13. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
superior colliculi
pheromone
non-competitive bonding
zygosity
14. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
HPA Axis
non-REM sleep
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
cataplexy
15. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
locus coeruleus
Cranial Nerve IV
septal rage
amacrine cells
16. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
scotopic vision
pituitary gland
proximate biological considerations
Glial cells
17. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
sleep attack
septal rage
adrenal cortex
18. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
basal forebrain
projection area
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
pheromone
19. Are found in the diencephalon
Cranial Nerve II
scotopic vision
hypothalamus + thalamus
endocrine system
20. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
cataplexy
corpus callosum
receptive field
sign stimulus
21. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
slow-wave sleep
indirect antagonists
medial nucleus of the amygdala
GABA
22. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
sexual dimorphic behavior
substantia nigra
Farber et al. (1995)
Ketamine
23. 'little brain'
Coolidge effect
cerebellum
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
relative refractory period
24. 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
basal ganglia
indirect antagonists
Farber et al. (1995)
REM rebound
25. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
hippocampus
equipotentiality
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
thyroid
26. 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
beta activity
proximate biological considerations
umami
27. 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)
tyrosine
lesions in the reticular activating system
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
cerebral cortex
28. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
effects of repeated administration
myelin sheath
aphasia
29. Optic Nerve - sight
endogenous
Cranial Nerve II
relative refractory period
non-REM sleep
30. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
thyroid
midbrain
sleep spindles
31. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
galvanic skin response (GSR)
GABA
cerebellum
ovaries/testes
32. 'Roof'
reticulum
tectum
All-or-None Law
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
33. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
contralateral
pineal gland
scotopic vision
red nucleus + substantia nigra
34. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
delta activity
suprachiasmatic nucleus
Coolidge effect
lens
35. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
sensitivity
ipsilateral
autolytic
Cranial Nerve II
36. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
norepinephrine
ventricles
occipital lobes
sign stimulus
37. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
medulla & pons
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
REM sleep
suprachiasmatic nucleus
38. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
homeostatic regulation
zygosity
red nucleus + substantia nigra
parietal lobes
39. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
Mesolimbic System
mesencephalon
tritanopia
cerebellum
40. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
septal rage
H.M
species- specific reactions
acetylcholine
41. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
pineal gland
proximal image
Hobson & McCarley
Lee-Boot effect
42. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
phenotype
prefrontal hypoactivity
ultimate biological considerations
Cranial Nerve IX
43. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
lens
Cranial Nerve XII
Glial cells
iris
44. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
ultimate biological considerations
spatial summation
Hebb rule
amygdala
45. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
trichromatic levels of color vision
Cranial Nerve IX
Hobson & McCarley
retinal ganglion cells
46. Regulates body temperature
hindbrain
hypothalamus
reticulum
Cranial Nerve IV
47. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
Cranial Nerve III
Farber et al. (1995)
thyroid
extirpation
48. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
amacrine cells
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Cranial Nerve X
behavioral regulation
49. 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
Cranial Nerve VI
Vandenbergh effect
law of specific nerve energies
L-Dopa
50. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
theta activity