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Meaning of "reticular formation"

reticular formation: Part of the brainstem that plays a crucial role in regulating various autonomic functions such as sleep-wake cycles, arousal, and attention. It is also involved in motor control, cardiovascular functions, and pain modulation within the central nervous system
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  • Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli

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During sleep the reticular formation is relatively inactive.
This is where normal humans have the reticular formation.
The brainstem reticular formation and reticular activating system.
Much of this area is also considered part of the reticular formation.
Reticular formation of brain stem.
It also explains the extra reticular formation in his brain.
The reticular formation was one of the last neuroanatomical structures to be described.
Damage to cells of the reticular formation can cause coma.
The level of consciousness and arousal are controlled by the reticular formation.
Serious damage to reticular formation may result into a coma.
General anesthetics work by blocking signal transmission through the reticular formation.
Damage to the reticular formation can produce a permanent state of coma.
Different degrees of wakefulness also depend on the degree of activity of the reticular formation.
When the brain is inactive the reticular formation is not active.
The reticular formation is also associated with consciousness in the minimal sense of wakefulness.

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Changing genes to alter the reticular formation could have many ramifications.
The reticular formation shown by a transverse section passing through the middle of the olive.
Other parts of the extrapyramidal tract take origin from the tectum and reticular formation.
Pontine reticular formation.
The DIF ascending tract has its origins in nuclei of the reticular formation.
The method of scarring the reticular formation of the brain stem is accomplished electronically.
The FEF communicates with extraocular muscles indirectly via the paramedian pontine reticular formation.
Spinoreticular tract reticular formation causes alertness and arousal in response to painful stimuli.
Some axons of the vestibular nuclei project to the reticular formation and the nucleus emetic.
Brain stem reticular formation and activation of the EEG.
When the brain is in a waking conscious state, the reticular formation is active.
From the reticular formation in the brainstem, it gets information about skin temperature.
Functions of the Reticular formation.
The reticular formation appears to be significantly related to primary and non-primary auditory pathways.
The fastigioreticular fibers enter the reticular formation of the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata.
Rather than addressing the symptoms, acts directly on the cerebral cortex and reticular formation.
In this way, the reticular formation can modulate muscle tone and reflex activity.
For the moment, I have limited your access to the reticular formation.
That will seriously affect the reticular formation area and cause long term brain damage!
Instead, they terminate onto the paramedian pontine reticular formation ( PPRF ).
MLEAPs have multiple generators, such as the reticular formation and multisensorial divisions in the thalamus.
Yes . For the moment, I have limited your access to the reticular formation.
Ventral tegmental area ( VTA ) Periaqueductal gray matter Reticular formation Red nucleus Substantia nigra.
It 's activating the reticular formation.
Okay . It 's activating the reticular formation.
OK . It 's activating the reticular formation.
NeuroNames -- midbrain reticular formation.

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