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1. (n.) reticular formation
a network of neurons in the brainstem involved in consciousness, breathing, and the transmission of sensory stimuli to higher brain centers.
Etymology: (1885–90)
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1. (noun) 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
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1. reticular formation
A region extending from the PONS & MEDULLA OBLONGATA through the MESENCEPHALON, characterized by a diversity of neurons of various sizes and shapes, arranged in different aggregations and enmeshed in a complicated fiber network.
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