The reticular formation
It controls involuntary actions such as heart rate, digestion, respiration rate, salivation, perspiration, sexual arousal, and urination.
The Reticular Activating System (RAS). It controls transitions between sleep and wakefulness, arousal, and attention.
The Arousal was created in 1988.
Darn near everything, it controls salivation, breathing, sexual arousal, pupil dialation, really, anything that's automatic, it's a major part of the CNS.
Arousal Disasters was created in 2003.
Arousal can effect sport performance, for example if you have poor arousal, you will not be ready for a sports game and won't perform to the standard you can do. If you have good arousal your performance will be better as you will be ready for a performance. By Lewis soal
Arousal theory suggests that individuals seek to maintain an optimal level of physiological or mental arousal to perform at their best. This theory proposes that performance is influenced by the level of arousal, with both low and high arousal levels impeding performance. Different tasks require different levels of arousal for optimal performance.
The somatic nervous system controls the voluntary movement of skeletal muscles, such as when you move your arm. The autonomic nervous systems controls the involuntary actions of internal organs and glands. The beating of your heart is controlled by this system. The autonomic nervous system is further broken up into two parts: the sympathetic, which controls arousal (think fight-or-flight), and the parasympathetic, which controls calming (think rest and digest).
The brainstem is to arousal as the limbic system is to emotion.
The brainstem controls several body functions. Heart rate, Blood pressure, alertness and arousal are all controlled by the brainstem. In infants, there are studies that prove that the brain stem is partly in control of auditory functions.
Arousal refers to the level of physiological activation in response to a stimulus, which can influence the intensity of emotions experienced. High arousal can sometimes lead to heightened emotional responses, while lower arousal may result in more subdued emotional reactions. The relationship between arousal and emotion is complex and can vary depending on individual differences and situational contexts.