reticular formation

noun

Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli.

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Meanings

nounreticular formation (plural reticular formations)

plural reticular formations

  1. Part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem; monitors the state of the body and functions in such processes as arousal and sleep and attention and muscle tone

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic التَكْوِين الشَبَكِيّ
  • التَكْوِين الشَبَكِيّ (at-takwīn aš-šabakiyy)part of brain
Finnish aivoverkosto
  • aivoverkostopart of brain
Polish twór siatkowaty, układ siatkowaty
  • twór siatkowatypart of brain
  • układ siatkowatypart of brain
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APA

reticular formation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular%20formation

MLA

“reticular formation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular%20formation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reticular formation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reticular%20formation.

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