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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. 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)
osmoregulation
Cranial Nerve IV
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
2. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
cerebrospinal fluid
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Cranial Nerve II
cingulate gyrus
3. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
tyrosine
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
estrous cycle
anterior hypothalamus
4. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
diploid
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
Cranial Nerve II
Hebb rule
5. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
tolerance
Mesolimbic System
lipid soluble drugs/medications
fusiform face area
6. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
corpus callosum
biological etiology of schizophrenia
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
H.M
7. ...
Cranial Nerve V
law of specific nerve energies
cerebrospinal fluid
menstrual cycle
8. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
effects of repeated administration
beta activity
Cranial Nerve XII
cutaneous senses
9. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
endorphin
H.M
biological etiology of schizophrenia
path of cerebrospinal fluid
10. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
noncompetitive binding
Cranial Nerve I
homeostatic regulation
tectum
11. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
norepinephrine
affinity
suspensory ligament
hindbrain
12. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
parietal lobes
Ketamine
theta activity
REM rebound
13. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
sleep paralysis
indirect antagonists
association areas; projection areas
tegmentum
14. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
path of lightwaves entering eye
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
mesencephalon
15. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
basal ganglia
collateral sprouting
anterior hypothalamus
retinal ganglion cells
16. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)
norepinephrine
fusiform face area
theta activity
Glial cells
17. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
nigrostriatal system
effects of repeated administration
the adrenal medulla
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
18. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
midbrain
pheromone
temporal lobes
Mesocortical system
19. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
monoamine neurotransmitters
scotopic vision
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
trichromatic levels of color vision
20. 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
Lee-Boot effect
anterior hypothalamus
gonad
lesions in the reticular activating system
21. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
lipid soluble drugs/medications
cutaneous senses
melatonin
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
22. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
reticular formation
reticulum
hypnagogic activity
23. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
endogenous
subcortical structures
delta activity
homeostasis
24. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
vitreous humor
All-or-None Law
prefrontal cortex
alpha activity
25. 'little brain'
parietal lobes
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
cerebellum
Bem'S Androgyny studies
26. Has a calcium-related role and produces the hormone parathyroid
accommodation (bodily)
parathyroid
absolute refractory periods
hypothalamus + thalamus
27. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
Hobson & McCarley
acetylcholine
indirect antagonists
pheromone
28. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
HPA Axis
effects of repeated administration
Cranial Nerve XII
ultimate biological considerations
29. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
cerebellum
iris
nigrostriatal system
Farber et al. (1995)
30. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
tritanopia
nucleotides
bregma
prefrontal hypoactivity
31. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
antimanics
Coolidge effect
hypothalamus + thalamus
fornix
32. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
motor cortex
Hebb rule
contralateral
Cranial Nerve IV
33. Abducens Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve VI
spatial summation
indirect antagonists
Glial cells
34. Controls sexual activity
anterior hypothalamus
non-REM sleep
suspensory ligament
pupil
35. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Lee-Boot effect
Ketamine
retinal ganglion cells
36. 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
Bruce effect
septal rage
pheromone
37. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
sleep attack
Cranial Nerve VIII
tritanopia
38. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
Hebb rule
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
prefrontal cortex
39. 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
Farber et al. (1995)
mammillary bodies
Ketamine
hypothalamus + thalamus
40. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine
Cranial Nerve IX
septal rage
Whitten effect
Yerkes-Dodson Law
41. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
cutaneous senses
basic rest-activity cycle
indirect antagonists
extirpation
42. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
nystagmus
Cranial Nerve X
mesencephalon
ventricles
43. 'little net'
nystagmus
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
proximal image
reticulum
44. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
basic rest-activity cycle
non-REM sleep
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
amygdala
45. Are found in the diencephalon
Cranial Nerve V
Yerkes-Dodson Law
hypothalamus + thalamus
tectum
46. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
dirty medications; clean medications
occipital lobes
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
hair cells
47. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
Cranial Nerve I
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
Frontal lobe
trichromatic levels of color vision
48. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in
temporal lobes
pupil
prefrontal hypoactivity
indirect antagonists
49. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
ovaries/testes
Korsakoff'S amnesia
homeostasis
medial nucleus of the amygdala
50. Optic Nerve - sight
reticulum
Cranial Nerve II
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
Cranial Nerve VI
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