Which part of the brain is the sensory traffic director, routing messages from the sensory organs of the body (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin) to the cerebral cortex?

The part of the brain known as the thalamus is responsible for routing messages from the sensory organs to the cerebral cortex.

The thalamus is often called the relay center of the brain because it connects the nerves that carry sensory information from the skin and other sensory organs like eyes to their respective centers in the sensory zones in the cortex.