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Consciousness requires both arousal and attentiveness; one is conscious of something. Arousal is mediated by the reticular activating system of the brainstem and diencephalon. Attentiveness depends on the cerebral cortex, especially polymodal association areas.
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Brust, J.C.M. (2006). Delirium. In: Jests, D.V., Friedman, J.H. (eds) Psychiatry for Neurologists. Current Clinical Neurology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-960-8_23
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