<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Reticular formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Axial section of the pons, at its upper part . (Formatio reticularis labeled at left .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Section of the medulla oblongata at about the middle of the olive . (Formatio reticularis grisea and formatio reticularis alba labeled at left .) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Details </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Identifiers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Latin </Th> <Td> formatio reticularis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MeSH </Th> <Td> D012154 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NeuroNames </Th> <Td> 1223 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> NeuroLex ID </Th> <Td> nlx_143558 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TA </Th> <Td> A14. 1.00. 021 A14. 1.05. 403 A14. 1.06. 327 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> FMA </Th> <Td> 77719 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy (edit on Wikidata) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Reticular formation </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Axial section of the pons, at its upper part . (Formatio reticularis labeled at left .) </Td> </Tr>

Where is the reticular formation located and what does it do