severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes that cat to:
Correct answer: B. lapse into a coma
- A. become sexually preoccupied
- B. lapse into a coma
- C. become violently aggressive
- D. cower in fear
Explanation
The reticular formation helps maintain arousal and consciousness by activating higher brain regions. Severing it from those regions removes this activating input and can produce a coma.
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