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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Ventral part of midbrain - includes periaqueductal gray matter - reticular formation - red nucleus - and substantia nigra
nucleotides
collateral sprouting
sleep paralysis
tegmentum
2. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
sensitivity
tardive dyskinesia
acetylcholine
biological foundations
3. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
spatial summation
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
absolute refractory periods
4. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
umami
fornix
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
projection fiber
5. Can occur after long term antipsychotic tx (opposite of Parkinson'S?); oversensitivity to dopamine
tardive dyskinesia
osmoreceptors
projection fiber
reticulum
6. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
subdural space
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
amygdala
noncompetitive binding
7. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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8. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
brainstem
tegmentum
ipsilateral
substantia nigra
9. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
alpha activity
ventricles
spinal cord
non-competitive binding
10. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
dirty medications; clean medications
reciprocal innervation
equipotentiality
subcortical structures
11. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
REM rebound
brainstem
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
basal ganglia
12. Sign
dopaminergic systems
midbrain
Cranial Nerve VIII
sign stimulus
13. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
Mesocortical system
Hobson & McCarley
antimanics
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
14. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
hypothalamus
non-competitive binding
parietal lobes
motor cortex
15. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
temporal lobes
aphasia
sexual dimorphic behavior
16. Projects to ventral tegmental area
sleep attack
thyroid
Cranial Nerve VI
prefrontal cortex
17. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
Cranial Nerve IX
anterior hypothalamus
ethology
18. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
mesencephalon
spatial summation
septum
affinity
19. 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
Cranial Nerve IV
theta activity
ionotropic receptors
hypothalamus
20. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
sexual dimorphic behavior
prefrontal cortex
sleep attack
beta activity
21. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
alpha activity
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerve IV
22. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
tyrosine
anterior hypothalamus
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Cranial Nerve XII
23. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
equipotentiality
thalamus
hair cells
Bem'S Androgyny studies
24. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
occipital lobes
neostriatum
ipsilateral
vitreous humor
25. 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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26. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
Cranial Nerve III
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Frontal lobe
non-REM sleep
27. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
Cranial Nerve VII
proximal image
sleep paralysis
trichromatic levels of color vision
28. Lesions to this brain structure that is crucial to memory will produce anterograde amnesia
hair cells
hippocampus
graded potentials
anterior hypothalamus
29. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
Cranial Nerve IX
Mesolimbic System
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
30. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
inferior colliculi
hypothalamus + thalamus
stages of sleep
parietal lobes
31. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements
diencephalon
cerebellum
alpha activity
beta activity
32. Self-dissolving
hypothalamus + thalamus
norepinephrine
hypothalamus
autolytic
33. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
K Complexes
Ketamine
pineal gland
endorphin
34. There are 12 add more
Cranial Nerves
Frontal lobe
basal ganglia
homeostatic regulation
35. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
meninges
Cranial Nerve V
trichromatic levels of color vision
amacrine cells
36. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
basic rest-activity cycle
menstrual cycle
tectum
ovaries/testes
37. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
ethology
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
scotopic vision
tardive dyskinesia
38. Consummatory stimulus
nystagmus
equipotentiality
sleep paralysis
consummatory stimulus
39. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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40. Moving forward
anterograde
medial nucleus of the amygdala
red nucleus + substantia nigra
K Complexes
41. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
non-REM sleep
endorphin & enkephalin
equipotentiality
nigrostriatal system
42. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
Cranial Nerves
accommodation (bodily)
receptor blockers
extirpation
43. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)
sleep attack
trichromatic levels of color vision
spinal cord
amygdala
44. Occurs when their is damage to the septal area and results in unchecked aggressive and vicious behavior
sleep spindles
Mesocortical system
monoamines
septal rage
45. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypnagogic activity
path of cerebrospinal fluid
monozygotic twins
iris
46. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
sensitivity
mesencephalon
noncompetitive binding
neostriatum
47. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
fornix
indirect antagonists
aphasia
Frontal lobe
48. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
Whitten effect
tegmentum
superior colliculi
Cranial Nerve VII
49. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
retinal ganglion cells
reaction time
behavioral regulation
noncompetitive binding
50. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
subdural space
path of lightwaves entering eye
basal ganglia
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain