What are the functions of the thalamus?

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The thalamus is the gateway to the brain that is responsible or receiving almost all incoming sensory information before the information reaches the cortex. Axons from every sensory system, except for olfaction, synapse in the thalamus as a last pit stop before the information reaches the cerebral cortex.
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