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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1

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1. Tough connective tissues that cover/protect brain and spinal cord






2. Or just synapse - the space between 2 neurons where they communication






3. Bumps on the brainstem - controls auditory reflexes






4. Process in which neural pathways are connected and then some die out (children go through these process)






5. An amino acid - most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter.






6. Increase in males during puberty causes genitals to matures and secondary sex characteristics to develop - example: testosterone






7. Bumps on the brainstem - controls visual reflexes






8. Holds neurotransmitters






9. Covers whole neuron - selective permeability - sometimes lets ions (positive charge) through






10. The process after a neurotransmitter has done its job - it is reabsorbed by the presynaptic cell






11. Of diencephalon - channels sensory information to cerebral cortex






12. Chambers filled with cerebrospinal fluid that insulate brain from shock






13. Of telencephalon - structures around the brainstem involved in 4Fs (fleeing - feeding - fighting - and fornicating)






14. Measures brain wave patterns and have made it possible to study waking and sleeping states






15. PNS - interacts with internal environment - - Responsible for the 'fight or flight' response - - It controls the involuntary functions including movement of smooth muscles - digestion - blood circulation - breathing






16. Decrease effects of a neurotransmitter (e.g. botox is an acetylecholine antagonist that decreases muscle activity)






17. Anytime during adulthood - short periods - often transient or reversible (current/recent circulation); - menstrual cycle (estradiol - progesterone - luteinizing hormone (LH) - follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)); - LH and FSH in females regulate ovum






18. Between myelin sheath - help send impulse down axon






19. Time after absolute refractory period - neuron can fire but needs a much stronger stimulus






20. Of telencephalon - involves in memory- transfer STM into LTM - - new neurons can form in adult mammalian brain






21. Consists of limbic system - hippocampus - amygdala - cingulate gyrus






22. Controlled by hypothalamus - regulation of hormones in the body - The 'master gland' of the endocrine/hormone system






23. Hyperpolarization - + let out - - compared to outside - decrease firing






24. An amino acid - most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter






25. Stage 1 & 2 non-REM sleep (with sleep spindles) - lower-amplitude and slower frequency waves






26. Of pituitary - activates thyroid






27. (1) resting potential - neuron negatively charged - cell membrane does not let ions in; (2) presynaptic cell releases neurotransmitters from terminal buttons; (3) postsynaptic receptors in postsynaptic cells detects neurotransmitter and open ion chan






28. Overeating with no satiation of hunger; leads to obesity; damage to ventromedial region of hypothalamus






29. Where soma and axon connect






30. Aka cell body. largest central portion - and make up gray matter - has a nucleus that directs neuron'S activity






31. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - language disorder from damage to Wernicke'S area - in left temporal lobe; can speak but doesn'T understand how to correctly choose words (fluent but nonsensical)

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32. Beginning of neuron (dendrites)






33. REM-sleep - low-amplitude and fast-frequency waves that characterize waking states






34. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for somatosensory system






35. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - difficulty processing sensory information






36. Contain synaptic vessels that hold neurotransmitters






37. 4-6 complete ones - each about 90 minutes - early in the night most time in stage 3 and 4 - 2 and REM sleep predominate later






38. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for vision






39. Present in fast-acting - directed synapses






40. Bumps seen on cortex surface






41. Divided into diencephalon and telencephalon






42. The basic unit of the nervous system - Consist of: Dentrites - cell body (soma) - axon hillock - axon - myelin sheath - nodes of Ranvier - Terminal buttons - cell membrane - synapse - glial cells






43. Made up of somatic nervous system and autonomic nervous system






44. ANS - controls arousal mechanisms (blood circulation - pupil dilation - threat and fear response) - Lie detector test relies on the premise -->lying activates the sympathetic nervous system and cause things like (increase heart rate - blood pressure






45. Associated with changes in hormone levels throughout the month - estradiol - progesterone - luteinizing hormone - follicle stimulating hormone






46. In females - regulate the development of ovum and trigger ovulation - In males - regulate the development of sperm cells and the production of testosterone






47. Organizational and activational






48. PNS fibers that run towards CNS






49. Occur during specific periods in development - permanent or long-lasting effects; - presence of H-Y antigen in development causes fetus to develop into a male - absence to female; - androgens in males and estrogen in females causes secondary sex cha






50. Fissures seen on cortex surface