Areas of neocortex that receive most of their input from the sensory thalamic relay nuclei of the thalamus are classified as
A) association cortex.
B) tertiary cortex.
C) motor cortex.
D) secondary sensory cortex.
E) primary sensory cortex.

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The areas of neocortex that receive most of their input from the sensory thalamic relay nuclei are referred to as primary sensory cortex. Examples include the visual cortex (in the occipital lobe), auditory cortex (in the temporal lobe), and somatosensory cortex (in the parietal lobe).

Areas of Neocortex That Receive Most of Their Input from the Sensory