What Region of the Diencephalon Filters and Refines Sensory Information

question 22

Multiple Choice

What region of the diencephalon filters and refines sensory information, allowing us to direct our attention to specific external stimuli?

• A) basal nuclei
• B) thalamus
• C) hypothalamus
• D) putamen
• E) limbic system

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