Alice is typing her term paper in the computer lab
Although a class is going on just a few feet away, she does not seem to notice. Which part of the brain allows Alice to focus on her typing and ignore the distractions that surround her?
a) reticular formation
b) pons
c) medulla
d) cerebellum
ANS: a
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