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INI CET 2021 May
Question
Not related to thalamus:
OPTION 1
Thalamus
- Functionally it is considered as the great sensory gateway to the cerebral cortex
- It relays received information to the cerebral cortex from diverse brain regions.
- Axons from every sensory system (except olfaction) synapse in the thalamus as the last relays site before the information reaches the cerebral cortex.
- There are some thalamic nuclei that receive input from cerebellar nuclei, basal ganglia and limbic-related brain regions.
- Its function includes relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, along with the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness.
⸙ Key concept
- Thalamus forms the relay center for the sensations like taste, hearing and vision.
- The impulses of almost all the sensations reach the thalamic nuclei, particularly in the ventral posterolateral nucleus.
- After being processed in the thalamus, the impulses are carried to cerebral cortex through thalamocortical fibers.