Yuri works as a switchboard operator at a busy company and directs incoming calls from all over the world to the appropriate department for processing. His job can be compared to the job of the in your brain.

thalamus

Explanation:

Thalamus: The term "thalamus" is described as one of the small structures in an individual's brain which are located nearly above an individual's brain stem in-between the midbrain and the cerebral cortex that possesses extensive "nerve connections.

The thalamus of an individual's brain is responsible for relaying sensory and motor signals from different receptors present in the different parts of an individual's body to the "cerebral cortex" of the brain.

In the question above, Yuri's job can be compared to the job of the thalamus in your brain.

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