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GRE Psychology: Physiological/behavioral Neuroscience 1

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






2. Inactivated state of a neuron






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






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






5. Include serotonin - lack of serotonin is linked with depression






6. Time after a neuron fires which it cannot respond to stimulation






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






8. Bumps seen on cortex surface






9. 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






10. Of telencephalon - controls emotional reactions such as fear and anger






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






12. Divided into diencephalon and telencephalon






13. Provide myelin in peripheral nervous system






14. Base in hindbrain - rest in midbrain; oldest brain area; Controls alertness - thirst - sleep - involuntary muscles (i.e. heart)






15. End of a neuron (terminal buttons)






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






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






18. Made of thalamus and hypothalamus






19. An amino acid - most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter






20. Midbrain; contains tectum and tegmentum






21. Stage 3 (less sleep spindles) & 4 non-REM sleep - high-amplitude and low-frequency - deepest level of sleep






22. 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






23. Provide myelin in central nervous system






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






25. Extension of the spine - developed from base to the front






26. Of pituitary - activates thyroid






27. Neuron branches - receive impulses - branching patterns change throughout life






28. Control large voluntary muscle movements - Their degeneration is related to motor dysfunction in Parkinson'S and Huntington'S






29. Dysfunction in certain cortical association area - language disorder from damage to Broca'S area - in left frontal lobe; can understand speech but has difficulty speaking (slow - laborious - omits words)

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30. Beginning of neuron (dendrites)






31. Outer half-inch of cerebral hemispheres; - sensory and intellectual functions; - split into frontal - occipital - parietal - temporal lobes; - 90% is neocortex (new in evolution - 6 layers cortex) - 10% < 6 layers and more primitive






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






33. Presence during development causes a fetus to develop into a male (absence cause the fetus to develop into a female)






34. Of cerebral cortex - responsible for hearing - also Wernicke'S area (related to speech)






35. PNS fibers that run towards CNS






36. comprises 50% of total sleep at birth - decreases to 25% - 20% sleep time spent in this type of sleep - Interspersed with non-REM every 30-40min - where dreams are experience - characterized by neural desynchrony - also known as paradoxical sleep -->






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






38. Of pituitary - stress hormone - increases androgen and cortisol production






39. Where soma and axon connect






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






41. Of Hindbrain - aka medulla; Mainly controls for reflexes - but also controls sleep - attention - movement






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






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






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






45. Incredible rage easily provoked when cerebral cortex is removed






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






47. Comprise two classes of neurotransmitters - indolamines and catecholamines






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






49. Of hindbrain - has pons(connects brain parts to spine) and cerebellum(controls muscle coordination - balance - posture)






50. Fissures seen on cortex surface