AP PSYCHOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Receives sensory information and relays it to the proper part of brain for further processing
A
Hypothalamus
B
Reticular Formation
C
Cerebellum
D
Thalamus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your thalamus is a central relay station for receiving incoming sensory and motor information. Your thalamus then sends this information to other parts of your brain. So, damage to your thalamus can affect many functions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The involvement of thalamic nuclei in sensory systems Signals are sent to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus which then forwards them onto the primary visual cortex (area V1) in the occipital lobe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thalamus. Located in the central part of the brain, the thalamus receives sensory messages, such as touch, from the body, and sends the messages to the appropriate part of the brain to be interpreted.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thalamus is located in the middle of the brain, just above the brain stem. It acts like a relay station, receiving sensory information from the body and then sorting it to the appropriate processing center in the brain.

Detailed explanation-5: -The thalamus (from the Greek thalamos or inner chamber) transmits 98 percent of sensory information to the cortex, including vision, taste, touch and balance; the only sense that doesn’t pass through this brain region is smell.

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