Noun reticular formation has 1 sense
  1. reticular formation, RF - a 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
    --1 is a kind of neural network, neural net
    --1 is a part of brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
    --1 has parts: reticular activating system, RAS
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