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Reticular activity and arousal

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Commentary onVanderwolfC. H. and RobinsonT. E. (1981) Reticulo-cortical activity and behavior: A critique of the arousal theory and a new synthesis. BBS 4:459–514.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

J. M. Siegel
J. M. Siegel
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Neurobiology Research, V.A. Medical Center, Sepulveda, Calif. 91343 and Department of Psychiatiy, School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 4 , December 1983 , pp. 741 - 742
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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