Psychology / Unit 2 Psych 0205 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Thalamus
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The idea
The thalamus relays incoming sensory signals, except smell, to the appropriate regions of the cerebral cortex.
In practice
Visual signals from the eye pass through the thalamus before reaching the occipital lobe.
Where people slip
The thalamus is not a passive switchboard. It filters and gates what reaches the cortex.
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