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[[File:Thalamus image.png|thumb|Thalamus]] | |||
The [[Thalamus]] is the large mass of gray matter in the dorsal part of the diencephalon of the brain with several functions such as relaying of sensory signals, including motor signals, to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness. The thalamus has a right lobe and a left lobe.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalamus Thalamus]</ref> | The [[Thalamus]] is the large mass of gray matter in the dorsal part of the diencephalon of the brain with several functions such as relaying of sensory signals, including motor signals, to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness. The thalamus has a right lobe and a left lobe.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalamus Thalamus]</ref> | ||