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• (THAL-a-muss) An area of the brain that helps process information from the senses and transmit it to other parts of the brain.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  thalamus. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thalamus.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  thalamus. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thalamus (accessed: March 21, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "thalamus." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 21 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/thalamus.

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