Chapter 8, Problem 9CP

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reticular activating system along with the involved brain parts, its role and the ways of its inhibition.

Introduction:

The human brain has ability to tune out the sensory signals that move to the cerebral cortex. Such abilities along with the normal sleep and wake cycle rely on activation as well as inhibition of the nerve pathways. Reticular formation arises from group of neurons which are present in interconnected state.