Multiple choice

Impulses originated in the taste buds of the tongue cover their journey through the cerebral cortex via

  1. thalamus

  2. internal capsule

  3. trochlear nerve

  4. hypoglossal nerve

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Explanation

It lies between the cerebral cortex and midbrain. Its prominent function includes relaying sensory and motor signals to the cerebral cortex, along with the regulation of consciousness, sleep and alertness. Impulses originated in the taste buds of the tongue cover their journey through the cerebral cortex via. thalamus.