Which Part of the Brain Filters Sensory Information and Forwards

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which part of the brain filters sensory information and forwards only a fraction of it to the cerebral cortex?

• A)Hypothalamus
• B)Epithalamus
• C)Thalamus
• D)Pineal body
• E)Pons

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