A portion of the reticular formation, known as the RAS, serves as an ______________ system in the brain.a. activating b. alternate c. adjustment d. aversive
A portion of the reticular formation, known as the RAS, serves as an ______________ system in the brain.
a. activating b. alternate c. adjustment d. aversive
The reticular activating system (RAS) is a simple term, a pencil-sized section of the brain positioned a little above the point where the spinal cord connects to our brain ( brain stem). It serves as the information guardian in between sensory receptors and the conscious brain.
The reticular activating system (RAS) is a grid of neural connections in our brain stem which projects antecedently to the hypothalamus to facilitate human behavior and subsequently to the thalamus and explicitly with the cortex to activate the awake mode, desynchronize the cortical EEG rhythms.
In our brain, the RAS acts as an activating system. As a result, option A, Activating, can be used to fill in the blank.
The correct answer is option "A."
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