CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

COGNITION AND EMOTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following brain structures is involved in taking in sensory information?
A
Cerebral Cortex
B
Cerebellum
C
Thalamus
D
Hippocampus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Thalamus: The thalamus is the relay center of the brain. It receives afferent impulses from sensory receptors located throughout the body and processes the information for distribution to the appropriate cortical area.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does the thalamus do? Your thalamus has many functions, including: Relaying sensory information. Taking in information, in the form of nerve signals, from all of your senses (taste, touch, hearing, seeing), except smell, into your brain.

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 (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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The thalamus is a small yet complex brain structure that plays an important role in sensation, movement, motivated behaviors, and consciousness. It has a role in relaying motor and sensory information from various locations to the cerebral cortex.

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