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The lateral dorsal nucleus is primarily involved with integrating visual signals from the occipital cortex, and serves to relay that information to the parietal cortex for integration with further sensory modalities.
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Thalamus
The thalamus is a structure at the center of each cerebral hemisphere which is a relay for sensory pathways, and for brain stem, cerebellar, and subcortical pathways to the cortex, as well as a relay between different cortical areas.
