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cortex
thalamus
Auditory nerves are first relayed to the thalamus on the way to the temporal lobes auditory cortex. The thalamus is the gray matter between the cerebral hemispheres.
The thalamus encloses the shallow third ventricle of the brain, and is the relay station for sensory impulses passing upwards to the sensory cortex.
The thalamus is the main relay station for all sensory impulses going to the cortex of the brain, except olfactory sensations. Afferent nerve fibers come into the thalamus, which sends the signals on to the correct part of the cerebral cortex for processing. This is a large, oval structure located on either side of the third ventricle of the brain.
the thalamus
somatosensory cortex
In the primary visual cortex. Information passes from the retina to the bipolar cells, these impulses travel through the optic nerve, which is made up of the axons of ganglion cells, and extend to several regions of the brain including the thalamus. The impulses are then sent further along neurones, to the primary visual cortex, where further processing of the information occurs.
The thalamus is considered to be the gateway to the cortex.
The thalamus receives almost all sensory information, except smell, and "filters" it to our cerebral cortex. It takes in what we see when driving, what we hear when driving, and what we feel when driving. For example If we see a deer in the road it is sent to our thalamus and then sent to our occipital lobe.
No. The cortex may take over some of the duties of the thalamus.
Every part of the brain that communicates with the cerebral cortex must relay its signals through a nucleus of the thalamus.