THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Question
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Controls arousal
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Reticular Formation
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Thalamus
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Amygdala
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Medulla
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The reticular formation is the primary regulator of arousal and consciousness. During sleep, the center normally suppresses the individual’s level of consciousness. Efferent fibers from the reticular formation can convey sensory information to the cortex of a sleeping individual, which would awaken that person.
Detailed explanation-2: -RETICULAR ACTIVATING SYSTEM (RAS) in both the brainstem and the midbrain. Functions in arousal, alertness, sleep.
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