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RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The network in the reticular formation that serves an alerting or arousal function
Synonyms:
RAS; reticular activating system
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("reticular activating system" is a kind of...):
neural net; neural network (any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body)
Holonyms ("reticular activating system" 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)
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