<prompt> Pain and temperature in the thalamus is controlled by the nucleusVentroposterior MedialVentroposterior lateralVentral anteriorVentral lateral  <response>: Ventroposterior medial nuclei receive trigeminothalamic afferents and relay to postcentral gyrus. Ventroposterior lateral nuclei receive spinothalamic Pain and temperature and medial lemniscus afferents and relays to the cerebral cortex. 