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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1

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1. Increase in female during puberty causes genitals to matures and secondary sex characteristics to develop






2. Outer covering of spine - nerve fibers - axon bundles - myelin sheathing






3. PNS - interacts with external environment by controlling voluntary movements of striated muscles






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






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






6. Areas on cortex that correspond to certain functions; - the larger the area - the more sensitive and highly accessed the function - Damage to a particular area would result in certain dysfunction






7. Fissures seen on cortex surface






8. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to write






9. Organizational and activational






10. Stage 0 & 1 non-REM sleep - low-amplitude and fast-frequency waves






11. Inner core of spine - cell bodies and dendrites






12. 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






13. Fatty - insulating sheath on some axons for faster conduction of axon impulses






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






15. Measures oxygen flow in different brain areas - used most in cognitive psych to measure activity in different brain regions during certain tasks






16. Where soma and axon connect






17. Of diencephalon - controls autonomic nervous system biological motivations (hunger - thirst) and pituitary gland






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






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






20. Jumping from one node of Ranvier to the next due to insulation by myelin sheath






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






22. Of telencephalon - links brain areas dealing with emotion and decisions






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






24. Released from the pituitary and facilitates birth and breast feeding - also involved in pair bonding (mother to child or romantic partners) -






25. An amino acid - most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter.






26. Released at neuromuscular junction to cause contraction of skeletal muscles - also involved in parasympathetic nervous system






27. Of diencephalon - channels sensory information to cerebral cortex






28. Of mesencephalon - rest of reticular formation; Also involved in the sensorimotor system - analgesic effect of opiates






29. Increase effects of a neurotransmitter (e.g. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [for depression] increase serotonin activity)






30. Like neurotransmitters but cause long-term changes in postsynaptic cell






31. Divided into diencephalon and telencephalon






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






33. Provide myelin in peripheral nervous system






34. Occurs when people deprived of REM sleep - compensate by spending more time in REM sleep later in the night






35. Provide myelin in central nervous system






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






37. Depolarization - + from outside allowed into cell - increase firing






38. 16 hours of sleep a day - 6 hours






39. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to read






40. Used to implant electrodes into animals' brains in experiments






41. Consists of myelencephalon - metencephalon - and reticular formation






42. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - inability to organize movement






43. Of cerebral cortex - controls speech (Broca'S area) - reasoning - problem solving






44. Made up of sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system






45. A type of cell that help support neurons; oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells






46. Include dopamine - lack of dopamine linked with Parkinson'S - excess dopamine is linked with schizophrenia - dopamine is also involved in feelings of reward and therefore addiction






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






48. ANS - recuperation after arousal (decrease HR - BP - respiration)






49. Of pituitary - regulate water levels in body and therefore BP






50. End of a neuron (terminal buttons)