reticular formation in English

noun
1
a diffuse network of nerve pathways in the brainstem connecting the spinal cord, cerebrum, and cerebellum, and mediating the overall level of consciousness.
Suggestions for regions of the brain that could be the site of action have included the brain stem reticular formation , the cerebral cortex, and the thalamus.

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1. Sparse numbers of labeled fibers appeared to descend into the reticular formation and enter the cerebellum via the Brachium pontis.

2. The paramedian pontine reticular formation(PPRF), also in the pons is responsible for saccadic movement, relaying signals to the abducens nucleus.

3. The underlying pathophysiology of Convulsive syncope is as follows: the cardiac syncope causes a variable amount of hemodynamic instability resulting in cerebral hypoperfusion, which triggers the medullary reticular formation and results in myoclonic activity that …

4. The ascending reticular Activating system (ARAS), also known as the extrathalamic control modulatory system or simply the reticular Activating system (RAS), is a set of connected nuclei in the brains of vertebrates that is responsible for regulating wakefulness and sleep-wake transitions.The ARAS is a part of the reticular formation and is mostly composed of various nuclei in the thalamus and

5. The factor matrix indicated threshold correlations between: the efferent projections of the hypothalamus and several long latency afferent projections to the hippocampus (positive correlations); reticulo-limbic connections and “primary” efferent connections of the amygdala and hippocampus (positive correlations); evoked potentials following reticular and amygdaloid stimulation (negative correlations); the efferent projections of the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus and long latency limbic projections to the mesencephalic reticular formation (positive correlations).