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The primary role of the reticular activating system is to control the wake-sleep cycle. In other words, it controls when we wake up and the transition between sleeping and waking.
The reticular activating system has a network of neurotrasmitters between the brainstem, medulla oblongata and the cerebral cortex that can transfer messages and signals to and fro.
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