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The Lower Brainstem Auditory Pathways

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Hearing by Bats

Part of the book series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ((SHAR,volume 5))

Abstract

In the auditory system, more than any other sensory modality, extensive processing of incoming signals occurs in the brainstem. In all vertebrates, the auditory pathways below the inferior colliculus consist of a complex system of parallel pathways, each with its own centers for signal processing. The auditory structures of the lower brainstem act as filters to selectively enhance specific stimulus features and as computational centers to add, subtract, or compare signals in different channels. Some brainstem structures, such as the superior olive, have been studied extensively, and their function is at least partially understood. Others, such as the nuclei of the lateral lemniscus, have been largely ignored, and their functional roles are just beginning to be discovered.

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Abbreviations

ALPO:

anterolateral periolivary nucleus

AN:

auditory nerve

AV, a, d, m, p:

anteroventral cochlear nucleus, anterior division, dorsal division, medial division, posterior division

AVCN:

anteroventral cochlear nucleus

BP:

brachium pontis

CB, CER:

cerebellum

CG:

central grey

CP:

cerebral peduncle

DCN, d, v:

dorsal cochlear nucleus, dorsal, ventral

DMPO:

dorsomedial periolivary nucleus

DMSO:

medial superior olive, dorsal division

DNLL:

dorsal nucleus of lateral lemniscus

DPO:

dorsal periolivary nucleus

GM, v:

medial geniculate body, ventral division

ICc:

inferior colliculus, central nucleus

INLL:

intermediate nucleus of the lateral lemniscus

LNTB:

lateral nucleus of the trapezoid body

LSO:

lateral superior olive

MNTB:

medial nucleus of the trapezoid body

MSO:

medial superior olive

NCAT:

nucleus of the central acoustic tract

PV, a, c, l, m:

posteroventral cochlear nucleus, anterior division, caudal division, lateral division, medial division

PVCN, d, v:

posteroventral cochlear nucleus, dorsal division, ventral division

Pyr, Py:

pyramidal tract

RB:

restiform body

SC:

superior colliculus

TB:

trapezoid body

VII:

seventh cranial nerve

VIII:

eighth cranial nerve

VMPO:

ventromedial periolivary nucleus

VMSO:

medial superior olive, ventral division

VNLL, c, m:

ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, columnar division, multipolar cell division

VNTB:

ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body

VPO:

ventral periolivary nucleus

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Covey, E., Casseday, J.H. (1995). The Lower Brainstem Auditory Pathways. In: Popper, A.N., Fay, R.R. (eds) Hearing by Bats. Springer Handbook of Auditory Research, vol 5. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2556-0_6

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