Final answer:
Sensory information is processed from the sensory cortex to the motor cortex, beginning at the thalamus, moving through the primary sensory cortex, association areas, and multimodal integration areas before triggering motor responses in the primary motor cortex.
Step-by-step explanation:
Sensory information goes from the sensory cortex to the motor cortex. Sensory stimuli, registered through receptor cells, are first relayed to the central nervous system (CNS) and predominantly routed to the thalamus (except for olfactory signals). From the thalamus, the sensory signals are directed to the specific areas of the cerebral cortex dedicated to processing that particular sense. This processing begins in the primary sensory cortex, continues to an association area, and finishes in a multimodal integration area where sensory perceptions can be incorporated into memory and lead to responses. The final stage of cortical processing through the sensory areas triggers a progression of motor processing in different cortical areas, such as the primary motor cortex, causing voluntary movements through descending pathways.