#reticular_formation__reticularformation__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
  supertype:  neural_network__neural_net  any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body
  part of:  brainstem
  part:  reticular_activating_system__RAS  the network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function

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