Auditory

Question 1

What is the auditory pathway from ear to the brain?

Answer 1

Auditory Nerv
Cochlear Nucleus (Brain Stem)
Superior Olivary Nucleus (Brain Stem)
Inferior Colliculus (Midbrain)
Medial geniculate nucleus (MGN) (of thalamus)
Primary Auditory Cortex A1 (with tonotopic map)
Secondary Auditory Cortex A2

Question 2

Is the auditory pathway crosswired?

Answer 2

Only partly

Question 3

What role plays the secondary auditory pathway?

Answer 3

-Represent a greater range of frequencies,
- loudness, location and combinations of features. Comparable with simple and complex cells in striate and extrastriate visual cortex