Taste signals from the thalamus project to _____.

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The insula and the frontal operculum cortex are responsible for processing taste perception and are the primary targets of taste signals from the thalamus. The orbitofrontal cortex also plays a role in processing taste perception, but it receives input not only from the thalamus but also from other sensory and cognitive areas. The parietal cortex is not as involved in taste perception as it is more involved in somatosensory and visual processing. The nucleus of solitary tract is a structure in the medulla that receives taste information but is not a direct projection target for the thalamus.

Taste Signals from the Thalamus Project to _____