reticular activating system

Noun
  1. The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function (synset 105510026)
    is a type of: neural net, neural network - any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body
    is a part of: reticular formation, rf - 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
    same as: ras

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