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What does ARAS stand for?

Ascending Reticular Activating System


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Samples in periodicals archive:
5) Because sleep disturbances are almost invariably associated with PH, damage to the ascending reticular activating system has also been suggested.
In these carefully constructed ads, the psychologists seek to create activity in the cortico-reticular loop of the brain's ascending reticular activating system in order to tweak your BAS - behavioral approach system - so you will feel compelled to seek out pleasant stimuli, i.
According to Eysenck the biological basis for E resides in the Ascending Reticular Activating System (ARAS).

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