1996/04/12 by Mircea Steriade · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Psychology · #Neural dynamics and brain function #Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies #Memory and Neural Mechanisms #Arousal #Reticular activating system #Neuroscience #Alertness #Reticular formation #Psychology #Midbrain #Perspective (graphical) #Cortex (anatomy) #Reticular connective tissue #Midbrain reticular formation #Cognitive science #Cognitive psychology #Biology #Central nervous system #Anatomy #Computer science #Psychiatry #Artificial intelligence
paper · doi:10.1126/science.272.5259.225
openalex publication_date 1996/04/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/23
An area deep within the brain has been implicated in control of arousal or mental alertness. Two papers in this week's issue of Science [Munk et al. ( p. 271 ) and Castro-Alamancos and Connors ( p. 274 )] show how signals from this area, the midbrain reticular formation, change the physiology of the cortex, the part of the brain that governs higher functions. In his Perspective, Steriade traces the history of this field and discusses the significance of these results.