Psychiatry and Psychology

Arousal

Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system.

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Abstract

Cortical vigilance or readiness of tone, presumed to be in response to sensory stimulation via the reticular activating system.

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3 entry terms
  • Arousals
  • Vigilance, Cortical
  • Cortical Vigilance

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, genetics, physiology, radiation effects.

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human & animal

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66(64)

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  1. F02w.830w.104w
  2. G11.561.035w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Arousal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001143. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001143
  2. Arousal. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arousal
  3. Arousal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379784