Pontine reticular formation

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 362403007

Pontine reticular formation

Definition

The reticular formation is a part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli. It is essential for governing some of the basic functions of higher organisms, and is one of the phylogenetically oldest portions of the brain. [WP,unvetted].

Also known as pons of varolius reticular formation, pons reticular formation, pontine reticular nucleus, reticular formation of pons, reticular formation of pons of varolius — per UBERON

The Pontine reticular formation is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as