A 7 year old boy playing and patting the pet at home while drinking a fizzy drink. His mother is baking chocolate cookies and the TV is playing a song from American Idle. Which of the following sensory modalities is related directly to the cerebral cortext without relaying in the child's thalamus?
A- Taste
B- Vision
C- Smell
D- Touch
E- Hearing
A- Taste
B- Vision
C- Smell
D- Touch
E- Hearing