The thalamus receives nearly all sensory information before relaying it to the cortex.What is the one sensation that is the EXCEPTION to this rule?

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The olfactory bulb, which receives information about smell, bypasses the thalamus and sends information directly to the olfactory cortex. Therefore, smell is the exception to the rule that the thalamus receives nearly all sensory information before relaying it to the cortex.

The Thalamus Receives Nearly All Sensory Information Before Relaying It