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This chapter explores the structural and functional organization of the inferior colliculus (IC), the midbrain nucleus of the auditory pathway. The IC receives parallel ascending connections from a multiplicity of brainstem nuclei, together with descending projections from the cerebral cortex. Its output supplies the auditory thalamus and tectum. The chapter will discuss the cytoarchitecture and connectivity of the IC and how they underpin analysis of the spectral, temporal and spatial features of sound. Although primarily viewed as an integrator of auditory information, studies demonstrating the involvement of many nonauditory pathways suggest a wider ranging role for the IC in perception and behavior.
Author(s): Rees A
Editor(s): Grothe B
Series Editor(s): Fritzsch B
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference Volume 2: Audition
Year: 2021
Volume: 2
Pages: 566-600
Print publication date: 01/01/2021
Online publication date: 09/09/2020
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Edition: 2
Series Title: The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference
Number of Volumes: 7
Publisher: Elsevier, Academic Press
Place Published: Amsterdam
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.24267-3
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.24267-3
Notes: Chapter 2.30
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9780128054086
