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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1
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1. Consists of limbic system - hippocampus - amygdala - cingulate gyrus
Temporal lobe
Telencephalon
Axon
Reticular formation
2. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - difficulty processing sensory information
Monoamines
Relative refractory period
Forebrain (division)
Agnosia
3. Of telencephalon - involves in memory- transfer STM into LTM - - new neurons can form in adult mammalian brain
Amino acids
Hippocampus
Myelencephalon
Reticular formation
4. Of diencephalon - channels sensory information to cerebral cortex
Thalamus
Absolute refractory period
Glutamate
fMRI
5. Positron emission tomography - scans glucose metabolism to measure activity in various brain regions
PET
White matter
Steps in neural transmission
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
6. Base in hindbrain - rest in midbrain; oldest brain area; Controls alertness - thirst - sleep - involuntary muscles (i.e. heart)
Reticular formation
androgens (example)
Forebrain (division)
Wernicke'S aphasia
7. Divided into diencephalon and telencephalon
Metencephalon
Forebrain (division)
Hippocampus
Sympathetic nervous system
8. Stage 3 (less sleep spindles) & 4 non-REM sleep - high-amplitude and low-frequency - deepest level of sleep
Dendrites
Metencephalon
Parietal lobe
Delta waves
9. Of mesencephalon - rest of reticular formation; Also involved in the sensorimotor system - analgesic effect of opiates
Tegmentum
Neuron
Beta waves
Synapse gap
10. Stage 1 & 2 non-REM sleep (with sleep spindles) - lower-amplitude and slower frequency waves
Postsynaptic cell
Delta waves
PET
Theta waves
11. Changes in a nerve cell'S charge as the result of stimulation - 2 forms: excitatory postsynaptic potential and inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Glial cells
Wernicke'S aphasia
postsynaptic potentials
Antagonists
12. Connections between brain and spine
Electroencephalogram
Mesencephalon
Apraxia
Corticospinal tract
13. In females - regulate the development of ovum and trigger ovulation - In males - regulate the development of sperm cells and the production of testosterone
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Parasympathetic nervous system
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
Dendrites
14. REM-sleep - low-amplitude and fast-frequency waves that characterize waking states
Limbic system
Absolute refractory period
resting potential
Beta waves
15. Fatty - insulating sheath on some axons for faster conduction of axon impulses
Catecholamines
Rebound effect
Blood-brain barrier
Myelin sheath
16. Stage 0 & 1 non-REM sleep - low-amplitude and fast-frequency waves
Soma
Sleep hours for infants and elderly respectively
Nodes of Ranvier
Alpha waves
17. Increase in female during puberty causes genitals to matures and secondary sex characteristics to develop
Monoamines
Metencephalon
Broca'S aphasia
estrogen
18. 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
Schwann cells
Neuron
Cerebral cortex (subsystem)
Nodes of Ranvier
19. Organizational and activational
Hormones (type)
Neural synchrony
Autonomic nervous system
Absolute refractory period
20. 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
Saltatory conduction
Organizational hormones
estrogen
Postsynaptic cell
21. Contain synaptic vessels that hold neurotransmitters
Terminal buttons
Hippocampus
Amygdala
Cingulate gyrus
22. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to organize movement
Alexia
Organizational hormones
Apraxia
Gyri
23. PNS fibers that run away from CNS (to cause effect the brain wants)
Efferent fibers
Reticular formation
resting potential
Cerebral cortex (subsystem)
24. Controlled by hypothalamus - regulation of hormones in the body - The 'master gland' of the endocrine/hormone system
Schwann cells
Pituitary gland
Oligodendrocytes
Presynaptic cell
25. PNS - interacts with external environment by controlling voluntary movements of striated muscles
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Somatic nervous system
Tectum
Sleep hours for infants and elderly respectively
26. Transmits impulses of neuron - bundles of these are nerve fibers (white matter); the wider nerve fiber - the faster its conduction
Inferior colliculus
Axon
Gray matter
Brain evolution
27. 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
Brain evolution
Sympathetic nervous system
Inferior colliculus
Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
28. Holds neurotransmitters
Postsynaptic cell
Oligodendrocytes
Synaptic vessels
Spine (subsystem)
29. End of a neuron (terminal buttons)
Presynaptic cell
Brain evolution
Female menstrual cycle (hormones)
Somatic nervous system
30. ANS - recuperation after arousal (decrease HR - BP - respiration)
Parasympathetic nervous system
Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Stereotaxic instruments
Cingulate gyrus
31. Inner core of spine - cell bodies and dendrites
Gray matter
reuptake
Cingulate gyrus
Glutamate
32. Made up of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system
Myelencephalon
Autonomic nervous system (subsystems)
Delta waves
Thyroid stimulating hormone
33. Made of thalamus and hypothalamus
Amygdala
Steps in neural transmission
Axon
Diencephalon
34. Time after absolute refractory period - neuron can fire but needs a much stronger stimulus
Hyperphagia
Brain evolution
Cortical association areas
Relative refractory period
35. Of pituitary - stress hormone - increases androgen and cortisol production
Acetylcholine
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
Vasopressin
36. Tough connective tissues that cover/protect brain and spinal cord
Excitatory postsynaptic potential
Cortical association areas
Meninges
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
37. Occurs when people deprived of REM sleep - compensate by spending more time in REM sleep later in the night
fMRI
Rebound effect
Parietal lobe
Glial cells
38. Presence during development causes a fetus to develop into a male (absence cause the fetus to develop into a female)
Agnosia
androgens (example)
H-Y antigen
Parietal lobe
39. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for vision
Mesencephalon
PET
Cell membrane
Occipital lobe
40. Fast frequency bursts of brain activity - inhibits processing to keep tranquil state
Alpha waves
Parietal lobe
Superior colliculus
Sleep spindles
41. Beginning of neuron (dendrites)
fMRI
Postsynaptic cell
Glial cells
Tectum
42. 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
Sleep cycles
Synapse gap
Rebound effect
Amygdala
43. Takes about half an hour; (0) prelude to sleep - neural synchrony; alpha waves; person is relaxed and drowsy - closes eye; (1) Eyes begin to roll. alpha waves give way to irregular theta waves; loses responsiveness to stimuli - experiences fleeting t
Non-REM sleep (4 stages of sleep)
Synapse gap
Broca'S aphasia
Hyperphagia
44. Measures brain wave patterns and have made it possible to study waking and sleeping states
Organizational hormones
Electroencephalogram
Stereotaxic instruments
Relative refractory period
45. Bundles of axon - Nerve fiber
White Matter
Mesencephalon
Sulci
Thyroid stimulating hormone
46. Present in fast-acting - directed synapses
Tectum
Neural synchrony
Theta waves
Amino acids
47. 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
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Postsynaptic cell
Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)
48. Incredible rage easily provoked when cerebral cortex is removed
Sham rage
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Alexia
Cerebral cortex (subsystem)
49. Hyperpolarization - + let out - - compared to outside - decrease firing
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Myelin sheath
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
estrogen
50. PNS fibers that run towards CNS
Afferent fibers
menarche
Rapid Eye Movement sleep
Tectum