The thalamus the thalamus contains the nuclei of cranial nerves vâ€"vii is the structure that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres

The thalamus is a bundle of about twelve nuclei in which every sense except smell has a synapse; it is the "gateway" to the cerebral cortex. The correct answer to blank above is "is a bundle of about twelve nuclei in which every sense except smell has a synapse; it is the "gateway" to the cerebral cortex".