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  2. Reticular formation - Wikipedia

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    Ascending reticular activating system. Reticular formation labeled near center. 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 ...

  3. Arousal - Wikipedia

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    Arousal is the physiological and psychological state of being awoken or of sense organs stimulated to a point of perception. It involves activation of the ascending reticular activating system (ARAS) in the brain, which mediates wakefulness, the autonomic nervous system, and the endocrine system, leading to increased heart rate and blood pressure and a condition of sensory alertness, desire ...

  4. Gray's biopsychological theory of personality - Wikipedia

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    According to Eysenck, differences in extraversion are a result of differences in sensitivity of the ascending reticular activating system. [9] People with less sensitive systems are not easily aroused and seek additional stimulation, resulting in an extraverted personality. [10]

  5. Vigilance (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Subcortical brain regions associated with arousal include the basal forebrain cholinergic system, and the locus coeruleus (LC) noradrenergic system. [19] Both regions are components of the reticular activating system (RAS). The basal forebrain cholinergic system is associated with cortical acetylcholine release, which is associated with ...

  6. Pedunculopontine nucleus - Wikipedia

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    The pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) or pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus (PPT or PPTg) is a collection of neurons located in the upper pons in the brainstem. [1] [2] It is involved in voluntary movements, [3] arousal, and provides sensory feedback to the cerebral cortex and one of the main components of the ascending reticular activating system.

  7. Locus coeruleus - Wikipedia

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    It is a part of the reticular activating system in the reticular formation. [ 3 ] The locus coeruleus, which in Latin means "blue spot", is the principal site for brain synthesis of norepinephrine (noradrenaline).

  8. Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...

  9. Supervisory attentional system - Wikipedia

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    If there are no existing schemata related to the issue then under attentional control a new schema may be created, assessed and implemented. [9] The formation of a new schema takes approximately 8–10 seconds. [10] Supervisory Attentional System is slow, voluntary, and uses flexible strategies to solve a variety of difficult problems.