In the middle school play of "Braintastic," Joss plays the part of one of the forebrain structures.During her lines,she says,"I am like a relay station.I send signals from the senses to higher levels of the brain to make sense of the information." Joss is playing the part of the ____.

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Joss's description of being like a relay station that sends signals from the senses to higher levels of the brain points to the function of the thalamus in processing sensory information and transmitting it to other parts of the brain. The cerebellum, striatum, and hippocampus do not perform this specific function.

In the Middle School Play of "Braintastic," Joss Plays the Part