A small bundle of tissue located in the midbrain grey matter that is destroyed during thalamotomy. It is the main relay station for sensory impulses that reach the brain cortex from other parts of the brain and the spinal cord.
A part of the lower portion of the forebrain that serves as a major relay and integration center for sensory information.
Brain cells which lie in the upper part of the brainstem.
The thalamus is a portion of the diencephalon. It is composed of gray matter and acts as a center for relaying impulses from the eyes, ears, and skin to the cerebrum. Pain perception is also controlled by the thalamus.
a forebrain structure that acts as a sensory relay station for taste, body, visual, and auditory sensations. (82)
A structure deep within the brain stem that receives sensory information from the nervous system and passes the information to the cerebral cortex and other parts of the brain. It acts as a director of information related to bodily functions such as seeing, sleeping, hearing, waking, tasting, and touching.
A region of the vertebrate forebrain; involved in integration of sensory input.
One of the two subdivisions of the diencephalon. The thalamus receives and processes sensory information and sends the sensory information to the appropriate regions of the cerebral cortex. The thalamus also plays important roles in motor control.
Located deep within the brain, the thalamus is the key relay station for sensory information flowing into the brain, filtering out important messages from the mass of signals entering the brain.
The part of the brain involved in relaying sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex (the main part of the brain).
The gateway to the brain that receives almost all incoming sensory information before it reaches the cortex. go to glossary index
a structure located at the top of the brain stem in the diencephalon, that is subdivided into several nuclei that act as relays in the transmission of information such as sensation and pain to and from other brain regions.
Part of the brain the receives all sensory stimuli except olfactory (sense of smell).
An area of the brain that relays impulses along the sensory pathway.
a portion of the forebrain that integrates sensory impulses.
The walls of the diencephalon.
A large mass of brain cells located at the top of our brainstem near the hypothalamus. The thalamus is important to our motor activity and control. It receives auditory, Somatosensory and visual signals, and relays sensory signals to our cerebral cortex.
A forebrain structure that processes sensory information for all the senses except smell and relays it to the central cortex. Reference: B1
one of a pair of large organs that form most of the side walls of the third ventricle of the brain. The thalamus has two important functions: the transmission of neural impulses from various receptors to the cerebral cortex, where they are experienced as touch, pain, and temperature; and the regulation of incoming impulses during resting states.
Portion of the brain that serves as a relay center for sensory information coming from the rest of the body, and for nerve impulses concerned with balance and coordination arising from the cerebellum.
is part of the diencephalon and is important not only in relaying information to the cerebral cortex but in controlling the degree of arousal and attention within CNS neural systems
one of the basal ganglia (a cluster of nerve cell bodies) deep in the brain that serves as a center for the relay of sensory information (especially pain and pleasure information) and plays a role in arousal.
A major brain relay station consisting of two egg-shaped lobes located in the diencephalon; it receives impulses from all sensory areas except the olfactory and transmits them to the cerebrum.
large egg-shaped structures of gray matter that form the dorsal subdivision of the diencephalon
structure within the forebrain that relays and integrates information sent to the cerebral cortex from other parts of the brain.
The large mass of gray matter that forms the back part of the hypothalmus, connecting to the third ventricle assists in the sensorimotor conduction system. Especially the relay of sensory impulses to and from the cerebral cortex.
A large, oval mass of gray matter in the brain. The thalamus is composed of a large number of anatomically and functionally distinct cell groups involved in sensation (including pain), movement, motivation, mood, association and other brain functions.
subdivision of the brain that serves as a relay station to and from the cerebral cortex and functions in arousal and the integration of sensory information.
The key relay station for information from the sensory pathways to the cerebral cortex.
THAL-eh-mus A tight gray package of nerve cell bodies and glia beneath the cerebrum that relays sensory input to the appropriate part of the cerebrum. 627
a small organ in the front of the cerebral hemispheres that sends sensory information to the cerebral cortex and sends other information back to the body.
THAL uh mus] A section of the brain where the loss of dopamine signals may produce tremor.
One of a pair of masses of grey matter located in each side of the forebrain. Each is a centre for coordinating and relaying the sensory information concerned with all the senses, (temperature, pain, touch etc.) apart from that of smell.
The brain's sensory switchboard, which directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
A structure in the diencephalon composed of two lobes, one on each side of the third ventricle.
two masses of grey matter between the hemispheres that relay sensory information; centre of pain perception.
A structure in the brain that relays and processes incoming sensory information from the eyes and ears and from pressure and pain receptors.
Pronunciation: (THAL-a-muss) An area of the brain that helps process information from the senses and transmit it to other parts of the brain.
The largest of the 4 subdivision of the diencephalon bordering the upper lateral wall of the third ventricle dorsal to the hypothalamic sulcus. It is consists of many nuclei with extensive cortical and subcortical connections. It functions as a motor and sensory relay station, and plays a role in arousal, attention, memory, consciousness, and expression of emotion.
The central area of the brain below the cerebral lobes that relays messages from the spine to the forebrain.
Part of the brain that is an important relay centre for sensory information to the cortex. It is the target site for the surgical technique thalamotomy. See the PDS information sheet Surgery for Parkinson's (FS17) - 567kb pdf format.
A midbrain structure that plays a major role in relaying information from the various sensory receptors to other brain areas.
The brain region that serves as a switching center for sensory signals passing from the brain stem to other brain regions; part of the diencephalon. PICTURE
This is a paired structure of two tiny egg-shaped structures in the diencephalon. This structure is a crucial area for integrating and organizing sensory information that comes into the brain. In the thalamus, this information is processed and forwarded to the key cortical areas where more processing and integrating will take place.
A structure consisting of two egg-shaped masses of nerve tissue, each about the size of a walnut, deep within the brain. It is the key relay station for sensory information flowing into the brain, filtering out only information of particular importance from the mass of signals entering the brain.
The message relay center located deep within the brain; the surgical target for deep brain stimulation surgery to treat essential tremor.
A small area in the brain that relays information to and from the cortex and translates impulses related to pain, attention, and alertness.
gray-matter structure deep inside the brain that forms the brain's relay center to the cerebral cortex.
The thalamus is an area of the brain consisting of two relatively large masses of gray matter. The thalamus relays information from most sensory organs to the outer region of the cerebrum or cerebral cortex; receives and processes messages from the body concerning heat, cold, pain, pressure, and touch; and influences motor activity of the cerebral cortex.
The part of the brain where sensation is perceived.
the dorsal part of the diencephalon, highly interconnected with the cerebral neocortex.
Part of cerebral hemispheres; process information reaching the cerebral cortex from rest of C.N.S.
It is here that the Lateral Geniculate Nuclei are located. The thalmus is considered the gateway to the cortex.
A portion of the brain that relays impulses from the sensory nerves. Sensory nerves enable people to feel objects that they touch, and they allow people to feel pain.
Group of nuclei in the diencephalon of the brain. The different nuclei have sensory and motor functions.
Anatomical term designating a mass of grey matter centrally placed deep in the brain near its base and serving as a major relay station for impulses travelling from the spinal cord and cerebellum to the cerebral cortex.
A component of the brain that acts as a 'routing center' for all sensory information that comes up the spinal cord from the body. Drugs that shut down the Thalamus are often used for anesthetic effects.
The part of the brain which function as a motor and sensory relay station, and plays a role in arousal, attention, memory, consciousness, and expression of emotion.
a middle portion of the brain through which sensory impulses pass to reach the higher level of the brain (the cerebrum). The cerebrum controls voluntary movements and higher mental functions
A mass of gray matter (nerve cells) located deep in the brain that is responsible for motor control and serves as a relay center for sensory signals.
A large ovoid mass of gray matter at the base of the brain, the chief center for transmission of sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
a part of the brain consisting of two large ovoid structures at the base of the cerebrum. It acts as a vital relay station between the sensory nerves and the cerebral cortex.
The part of the brain that relays messages between various parts of the body and the appropriate other part of the brain. It's kind of the brain's “central switching station.
A portion of the brain involved in receiving stimuli from other parts of the body or brain and transmittting them to specialized areas of the brain.
A central brain structure that relays sensory information (see Depression).
Two groups of nerve cell nuclei located just above the brain stem and inside the cerebral hemispheres. Considered a part of the central core of the brain. One area acts as a sensory relay station, the other plays a role in sleep and waking; this portion is considered part of the limbic system. See also hypothalamus.
Thalamus is the large ovoid mass of gray matter situated in the posterior part of the forebrain that relays sensory impulses to the cerebral cortex.
Rounded structure in the middle region of the brain that relays sensory signals to the Cerebral Cortex. Only a very small part of the thalamus is in any way related to the limbic structure set.
Collection of neurones in forebrain acting as major coordinating system for sensory information of all modalities.
the part of the brain that serves to relay impulses and especially sensory impulses to and from the cerebral cortex (the gray matter of the cerebrum that functions chiefly in coordination of sensory and motor information)
A brain structure that lies between the brain stem and the cortex and acts as a relay to the cortex for almost all sensory inputs and other kinds of information.
a small structure at the top of the brainstem that serves as a relay center for sensory information, pain, attention, and alertness.