Question

A new superhero emerges on the scene. This superhero is able to stay awake and vigilant for extended amounts of time. He helps the intelligence community by being able to stay in surveillance for extended amounts of time without losing concentration and can always be paying attention to what is happening. A study of this superhero's brain might show that the ____________ is more advanced and developed than a non-superhero's.

Answer 1

A study of this superhero's brain might show that the "reticular formation" is more advanced and developed than a non-superhero's .

The reticular formation is an arrangement of interconnected nuclei that are situated all through the cerebrum stem. Its dorsal tegmental cores are in the midbrain while its focal tegmental cores are in the pons and its focal and second rate cores are found in the medulla.  

The reticular formation has two parts:  

The ascending reticular formation and the descending reticular formation.

Interneurons of the reticular formation get a portion of the cortico-bulbar strands from the engine cortex. It is those filaments that innervate the three cranial nerves associated with eye movement.