PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following areas of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?
A
hypothalamus
B
amygdala
C
thalamus
D
cingulate cortex
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The thalamus is complex part of your brain that’s known as the relay station of all incoming motor (movement) and sensory information from your body to your brain.

Detailed explanation-2: -The thalamus serves as a relay station for almost all information that comes and goes to the cortex. It plays a role in pain sensation, attention and alertness.

Detailed explanation-3: -The thalamus is located deep in the human midbrain, hidden between the cerebral hemispheres. On a mid-sagittal section through the brain, the central part of the brain is occupied by the diencephalon (i.e., the thalamus and hypothalamus) that surrounds the third ventricle cavity.

Detailed explanation-4: -The thalamus serves as the main relay station for the brain. Motor pathways, limbic pathways, and sensory pathways besides olfaction all pass through this central structure. The thalamus can divide into approximately 60 regions called nuclei.

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