TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Reticular Formation A1 - Waxman, Stephen G. PY - 2017 T2 - Clinical Neuroanatomy, 28e AB - The reticular formation plays a central role in the regulation of the state of consciousness and arousal. It consists of a complex network of interconnected circuits of neurons in the tegmentum of the brain stem, the lateral hypothalamic area, and the medial, intralaminar, and reticular nuclei of the thalamus (Fig 18–1). Many of these neurons are serotonergic (using serotonin as their neurotransmitter), or noradrenergic. Axons from these nonspecific thalamic nuclei project to most of the cerebral cortex, where they modulate the level of activity of large numbers of neurons. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/20 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1137638591 ER -