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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
parietal lobes
subdural space
2. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
thyroid
menstrual cycle
Vomeronasal Organ
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
3. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
sleep paralysis
superior colliculi
tectum
occipital lobes
4. Suggests that dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses (Hobson & McCarley)
monoamine neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerve IV
fornix
synthesis-activation hypothesis
5. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
subarachnoid space
progesterone
acetylcholine
delta activity
6. Follow Hering'S Opponent Process of color vision - and only have two types: red-green and yellow-blue; other levels of color vision are tri-chromatic
septal rage
bregma
retinal ganglion cells
subdural space
7. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)
indirect antagonists
projection fiber
nigrostriatal system
non-REM sleep
8. Is used as an anaesthetic for children and animals but causes psychosis in adults
red nucleus + substantia nigra
Ketamine
receptor blockers
noncompetitive binding
9. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
association areas; projection areas
collateral sprouting
tectum
10. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
ultimate biological considerations
sensorimotor cortex
H.M
corpus callosum
11. Occurs under drug-induced conditions - including excessive use of marijuana; high body temperature - autonomic instability and muscle rigidity
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
direct antagonist
tectum
hypocretin
12. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
hippocampus
endorphin
pituitary gland
osmoregulation
13. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
accommodation (bodily)
pupil
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
occipital lobes
14. 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
Korsakoff'S amnesia
suprachiasmatic nucleus
path of cerebrospinal fluid
diencephalon
15. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
sleep
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Cranial Nerve VIII
All-or-None Law
16. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
superior colliculi
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
triggers of behavior
thyroid
17. 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
amacrine cells
Cranial Nerve VI
anterior hypothalamus
endorphin
18. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
hair cells
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
hypnagogic activity
19. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
Cranial Nerve VIII
relative refractory period
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
subdural space
20. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
retinal ganglion cells
absolute refractory periods
ovaries/testes
septum
21. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
contralateral
association areas; projection areas
spatial summation
Vomeronasal Organ
22. There are 12 add more
meninges
ultimate biological considerations
triggers of behavior
Cranial Nerves
23. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
anterior hypothalamus
diploid
projection areas
mesencephalon
24. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
Cranial Nerve III
pheromone
sign stimulus
collateral sprouting
25. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)
cerebral cortex
ultimate biological considerations
autonomic nervous system
projection fiber
26. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
cerebrospinal fluid
pupil
parathyroid
27. Colored part of the eye
spinal cord
H.M
cerebellum
iris
28. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
hypothalamus
autonomic nervous system
adrenal cortex
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
29. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
reciprocal innervation
GABA
Yerkes-Dodson Law
30. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Mesolimbic System
Coolidge effect
ultimate biological considerations
umami
31. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
endorphin
antagonist
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
association area
32. 'little brain'
septum
sensitivity
cerebellum
lipid soluble drugs/medications
33. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
antimanics
substantia nigra
Cranial Nerve X
ethology
34. Regulates body temperature
collateral sprouting
hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve III
agonist
35. Some brain communications are with the same side of the body
ipsilateral
hypothalamus
Hebb rule
direct antagonist
36. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
cerebellum
reticular formation
projection fiber
the adrenal medulla
37. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
aqueous humor
hypothalamus
noncompetitive binding
reticulum
38. Caudate nucleus and putamen
motor cortex
neostriatum
GABA
K Complexes
39. Hormones that reduce pain
endorphin & enkephalin
sleep attack
accommodation (bodily)
zygosity
40. Projects to ventral tegmental area
prefrontal cortex
red nucleus + substantia nigra
Mesolimbic System
tegmentum
41. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
hypothalamus
occipital lobes
spinal cord
delta activity
42. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
amygdala
H.M
accommodation (bodily)
43. Olfactory Nerve - smell
anterior hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve I
endorphin & enkephalin
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
44. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
Hobson & McCarley
endocrine system
zygote
45. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)
Cranial Nerve XII
the adrenal medulla
cerebral cortex
indirect antagonists
46. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
anterograde
hair cells
effects of repeated administration
meninges
47. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
homeostasis
indirect antagonists
REM sleep
hindbrain
48. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
sleep attack
motor cortex
substantia nigra
medial nucleus of the amygdala
49. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
zygosity
indirect antagonists
reticular formation
suprachiasmatic nucleus
50. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
absolute refractory periods
tritanopia
suspensory ligament
Ketamine