The complex network of tiny islands of gray matter in the brain that "awakens" the cerebral cortex is the
A) dentate nucleus.
B) reticular formation.
C) limbic system.
D) corpora quadrigemina.
E) cerebellum.

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The complex network of tiny islands of gray matter in the brain that "awakens" the cerebral cortex is the reticular formation. The other structures listed do not have this function.

The Complex Network of Tiny Islands of Gray Matter in the Brain