The thalamus is the relay station for touch and pressure information from the body, which it sends to the _______ cortex of the _______ lobe for processing.
A) primary motor; frontal
B) primary somatosensory; parietal
C) auditory; temporal
D) visual; occipital
E) premotor; frontal

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The primary somatosensory cortex, located in the parietal lobe, is responsible for processing touch and pressure information from the body. The thalamus serves as the relay station for this information, sending it to the primary somatosensory cortex for processing. The other options listed are not relevant to the processing of touch and pressure information.

The Thalamus Is the Relay Station for Touch and Pressure