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arousal Arousal is a state of cortical alertness or readiness, understood as the brain being prepared to respond.

Arousal is a state of cortical alertness or readiness, understood as the brain being prepared to respond. In this source, it is described as arising from sensory input through the reticular activating system.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “Arousal” (D001143).
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