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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
prefrontal cortex
galvanic skin response (GSR)
Cranial Nerve VIII
inferior colliculi
2. Reduces anxiety - released with NE in amygdala - hippocampus - basal ganglia - periaqueductal gray region - locus coeruleus and PFS; NPY is diminished in persons with PTSD/CPTSD and those exposed to chronic stress
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
meninges
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
amygdala
3. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
absolute refractory periods
receptive field
antimanics
fornix
4. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
subcortical structures
Cranial Nerve IX
cerebrospinal fluid
red nucleus + substantia nigra
5. 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
anterior hypothalamus
Hobson & McCarley
Farber et al. (1995)
beta activity
6. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
spatial summation
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
collateral sprouting
ultimate biological considerations
7. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
ipsilateral
pineal gland
effects of repeated administration
substantia nigra
8. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
hippocampus
sleep paralysis
alpha activity
tegmentum
9. Colored part of the eye
lens
iris
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
relative refractory period
10. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)
galvanic skin response (GSR)
biological etiology of schizophrenia
receptive field
gonad
11. Made from within - natural
affinity
hypothalamus
endogenous
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
12. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
contralateral
osmoreceptors
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
behavioral regulation
13. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
polysomnograms
consummatory stimulus
affinity
path of lightwaves entering eye
14. Absolute; relative
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
progesterone
sexual dimorphic behavior
15. 'little brain'
substantia nigra
ovaries/testes
cerebellum
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
16. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
autolytic
temporal summation
tectum
endocrine system
17. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
scotopic vision
tolerance
REM sleep
contralateral
18. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
aphasia
theta activity
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
noncompetitive binding
19. Important to motor system
sleep paralysis
spatial summation
menstrual cycle
red nucleus + substantia nigra
20. 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)
delta activity
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
agonist
ethology
21. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity
basic rest-activity cycle
bregma
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
22. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
progesterone
ultimate biological considerations
amygdala
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
23. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
indirect antagonists
HPA Axis
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
sensorimotor cortex
24. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
sensitivity
lesions in the reticular activating system
myelin sheath
25. A chemical released by one animal that affects the behavior or physiology of another animal; usually smelled or tasted
Cranial Nerve III
effects of repeated administration
pheromone
Cranial Nerve XII
26. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
norepinephrine
triggers of behavior
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
beta activity
27. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
amacrine cells
sensitivity
Hobson & McCarley
septal rage
28. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
pupil
mesencephalon
Vandenbergh effect
Bruce effect
29. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
non-competitive binding
biological etiology of schizophrenia
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
zygote
30. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
temporal lobes
Glial cells
hindbrain
inferior colliculi
31. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
sleep attack
Cranial Nerve X
amacrine cells
lesions in the reticular activating system
32. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
effects of repeated administration
cerebrospinal fluid
reciprocal innervation
norepinephrine
33. 'little net'
sensorimotor cortex
tolerance
sign stimulus
reticulum
34. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
mesencephalon
REM sleep
galvanic skin response (GSR)
brainstem
35. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
projection areas
homeostasis
diencephalon
menstrual cycle
36. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
pituitary gland
supernormal stimulus
hypothalamus
galvanic skin response (GSR)
37. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
triggers of behavior
ethology
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
38. 'Roof'
tectum
fornix
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
direct antagonist
39. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
motor cortex
thalamus
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
lesions in the reticular activating system
40. 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
Korsakoff'S amnesia
superior colliculi
basic rest-activity cycle
41. Regulates body temperature
hippocampus
subcortical structures
Whitten effect
hypothalamus
42. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
antimanics
Mesolimbic System
receptor blockers
43. Synchronized EEG activity during its deeper stages
tectum
association area
estrous cycle
non-REM sleep
44. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
parietal lobes
pheromone
cerebrospinal fluid
hypothalamus
45. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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46. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
amygdala
norepinephrine
substantia nigra
endogenous
47. Having two copies of each chromosomes in most cells (except the gametes) - e.g. most mammals
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
diploid
thalamus
mesencephalon
48. Include indolamines (serotonin) and catecholamines (dopamine - norepinephrine and epinephrine)
stages of sleep
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
monoamines
extirpation
49. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
sleep spindles
spinal cord
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
Vandenbergh effect
50. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
REM rebound
motor cortex
septal rage
Glial cells