thalmencephalon
/ˌθælmɛnˈsɛfəlɑn/
noun
- The part of the brain that includes the thalamus and related structures, involved in relaying sensory and motor signals.
- Damage to the thalmencephalon can affect a person's ability to feel touch or pain.
- In anatomy class, we learned that the thalmencephalon is part of the forebrain.
- The thalmencephalon plays a key role in processing sensory information before it reaches the cortex.