KROK 1 2015 – Question 109 · KROK (Medicine) · Physiology

In the course of an experiment thalamocortical tracts of an animal were cut. What type of sensory perception remained intact?

  1. A. Exteroreceptive
  2. B. Visual
  3. C. Olfactory
  4. D. Nociceptive
  5. E. Auditory
Hint

Cutting thalamocortical fibres disconnects the thalamic relay nuclei from the cortex; consider which listed modality depends least on those relay nuclei.

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