thalamus
noun/ˈθæləməs/
Frequency rank: #19,327 most common English word
Meaning
A region deep in the brain that relays sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex.
Example sentence
Sensory signals from the body pass through the thalamus before reaching the cerebral cortex.
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