Term Name:	pontine reticular formation
Synonyms:	formatio reticularis pontis, pons of varolius reticular formation, pons reticular formation, pontine reticular nucleus, pontine reticular nucleus rostral part, reticular formation of pons of varolius
Definition:	The reticular formation is a part of the brain that is involved in actions such as awaking/sleeping cycle, and filtering incoming stimuli to discriminate irrelevant background stimuli. It is essential for governing some of the basic functions of higher organisms, and is one of the phylogenetically oldest portions of the brain. [WP,unvetted].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002573]