Chapter 15: The Central Auditory Nervous System

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Chapter 15 The Central Auditory Nervous System
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Brain Stem and the Cranial Nerves
XIIIth Cranial Nerve
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Ascending (Afferent) Central Pathways
CNCochlear Nucleus MCOOlivary Complex
ICInferior Colliculus MGBMedial Geniculate
Body ACAuditory Cortex
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Descending (Efferent) Central Pathways
MGMedial Geniculate Body IC Inferior
Colliculus DLLDorsal Lateral Lemniscus
VLLVentral Lateral Lemniscus
DCNDorsal Cochlear Nucleus PVCN Posterior
Ventral Cochlear Nucleus LSO Lateral Superior
Olive, MSO Medial Superior Olive MNTB Medial
Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body.
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Different Fiber Types and Circuits
PPrimary-Like OOctopus Cells GBGlobular
Bushy Cells MPMultipolar Cells SBSpherical
Bushy Cells, SOCSuperior Olivary Complex
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Different Fiber Types and Circuits
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Lateral Inhibition
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Excitation
Inhibition
Neural Output
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AER
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Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR)
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Brain Imaging
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Plasticity
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Cochlear Nucleus
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Superior Olivary Complex
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Inferior Colliculus
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Jeffress Coincidence Networkfor Processing
Interaural Time Differences
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Barn Owl Jeffress Coincidence Network
RIGHT SIDE
LEFT SIDE
NLNuclear Laminaris
Coincidence Cells
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Auditory Cortex
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Auditory Cortex
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Auditory Cortex Amplitude Modulation