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thalamus

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A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.

Same as Thallus.

The receptacle of a flower; a torus.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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After the patient’s head is secured in a metal frame, the surgeon maps the patient’s brain to locate the thalamus. Source: Internet

A 2012 study using PET scans found that when crows viewed human faces that they associated with threat or care, the birds had increased activity in the amygdala, thalamus and brain stem—areas related to emotional processing and fear learning. Source: Internet

However, mostly the GPi sends the inhibitory output from the basal ganglia to the thalamus. Source: Internet

Instead of a one or two step chain of processing, the visual signals pass through perhaps a dozen stages of integration, involving the thalamus, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, superior colliculus, cerebellum, and several brainstem nuclei. Source: Internet

A small hole is drilled through the skull and a temperature-controlled electrode is inserted into the thalamus. Source: Internet

Most sensory information is routed to the cerebral cortex via the thalamus. Source: Internet

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