AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Thalamus: the brain’s sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem. It directs messages to the sensory areas (visual, auditory, etc) in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your thalamus is an egg-shaped structure in the middle of your brain. It’s known as a relay station of all incoming motor (movement) and sensory information-hearing, taste, sight and touch (but not smell)-from your body to your brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thalamus is often described as a relay station. This is because almost all sensory information (with the exception of smell) that proceeds to the cortex first stops in the thalamus before being sent on to its destination.

Detailed explanation-5: -“Our study suggests that a mysterious area in the center of the brain called the pulvinar acts as a switchboard operator between areas on the brain’s surface known as the visual cortex, which processes visual information.