a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone
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reticular formation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rf |
| Type of | neural net, neural network |
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reticular formation
In one such deviation, axons travel towards the reticular formation in the midbrain.
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The brainstem reticular formation and the nucleus basalis of Meynert were also affected.
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General anesthetics work through their effect on the reticular formation.
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Damage to the reticular formation can produce a permanent state of coma.
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Reticular formation As the brain's sentry, this structure receives incoming stimuli and puts the brain on alert, ready to respond.
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Note that many ascending somatosensory pathways include synapses in either the thalamus or the reticular formation before they reach the cortex.
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Steve Mortazavi and his colleagues at Pennsylvania State University in Hershey injected morphine into the medial pontine reticular formation of six cats.
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An important component of the system is the reticular formation, a group of neuron-clusters scattered diffusely through the core of the lower brain.
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