Erin suffered a brain injury and her neurologist has told her that there is damage to her reticular formation. In this instance, Erin is most likely to experience
A) a disruption of her sleep and wake cycles.
B) a loss of fine motor coordination.
C) the inability to accurately locate objects in space.
D) the degeneration of dopamine-releasing neurons.

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The reticular formation plays a key role in regulating sleep and wake cycles. Damage to this area of the brain is likely to result in disruptions to these cycles.

Erin Suffered a Brain Injury and Her Neurologist Has Told