27 Mar thalamus

The sensory integration center of the brain. Once considered part of the basal ganglia, the thalamus is now treated as part of the diencephalon. Its central location in the CNS gives it access to information from all the sensory areas and output to the cerebrum and to motor control centers.
Keywords: limbic system
hypothalamus
hippocampus
emotion
amygdala
sense
integration
diencephalon
References: brain physiology
neurons
neuroscience