NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -What is the thalamus? 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-2: -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-3: -Generally, the thalamus acts as a relay station filtering information between the brain and body. Except for olfaction, every sensory system has a thalamic nucleus that receives, processes, and sends information to an associated cortical area.