Question

Katie has grown up sleeping with a fan running in her room since she was an infant. This provides white noise to drown out the television programs being watched by other family members who were still awake. In an effort to save electricity, her mother has started coming into her room and turning her fan off after she thinks Katie is asleep. However, each time Katie wakes up and asks for the fan to be turned back on. Katie is selectively attending to certain kinds of information in her surroundings, which has been linked to the ________ part of the brain.

Answer 1

reticular formation

Step-by-step explanation:

Reticular formation: It is a set of interconnected nuclei which is located in the brainstem. It is not anatomically clearly defined because it involves neurons that are located in various parts of the brain. Reticular formation is accountable for the sleep-wake cycle, thereby mediates alertness.

Reticular Formation functions includes:

1. Motor control

2. Sensory control

3. Visceral control

4. Control of consciousness.