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FIGURE 1 EXPLANATION
Look at the RAS of a person to determine the
coma (unconscious) state of a person.
Ascending inputs: info from spinals cord, visual
info from retina ascends to the thalamus
Thalamus (part of RAS) same with different
nuclei in the brainstem.
Reticular formation structures in Pons, medulla
oblongata and midbrain transmit info to the
thalamus which relays it to cortices
(somatosensory, visual etc.)
RAS is involved with filtering out information, it
plays a very important role with attention.
RAS helps you focus on a very specific thing
If RAS is less active, it does not send info to cortex
which is also important for sleep.
FIGURE 1 CROSS SECTION OF THE BRAIN