 
<translate> Thalamus (daga Helenanci θάλαμος, "ɗaki") babban taro ne na abu mai launin toka a cikin ɓangaren ɓangaren diencephalon na kwakwalwa tare da ayyuka da yawa kamar watsa siginar jijiyoyi, gami da siginar motsa jiki, zuwa ga kwakwalwar kwakwalwa, da kuma daidaita hankali, bacci, da faɗakarwa.  Amsa wannan tambaya bisa ga nassi: a ina ne thalmus yake a cikin kwakwalwa? Ya yi kyau. Bari mu yi tunani. Ra'ayina na sani: <eng> The thalamus (from Greek θάλαμος, "chamber") is the large mass of gray matter in the dorsal part of the diencephalon of the brain with several functions such as relaying of sensory signals, including motor signals, to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

Answer this question based on the passage: where is the thalmus located in the brain? OK. Let's think. My stream of consciousness: 