Medial geniculate nucleus

Noun

Definitions

1.NounThe nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.

Synonyms

geniculate nucleus lateral geniculate nucleus metathalamus superior olivary complex nucleus accumbens dentate nucleus caudate nucleus neothalamus geniculostriate pathway basal ganglion cochlear nerve inferior ganglion

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