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    here, motor signals are sent to the The auditory pathway begins with sound waves entering the ear and vibrating the hair cells in the cochlea. Neural signals then travel along the cochlear nerve to nuclei in the brainstem involved in sound localization and intensity processing. Signals then project to the midbrain inferior colliculus and medial geniculate body of the thalamus before reaching the primary auditory cortex, involved in conscious perception of sound. The auditory cortex communicates with language areas in processing speech and comprehension.

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    here, motor signals are sent to the The auditory pathway begins with sound waves entering the ear and vibrating the hair cells in the cochlea. Neural signals then travel along the cochlear nerve to nuclei in the brainstem involved in sound localization and intensity processing. Signals then project to the midbrain inferior colliculus and medial geniculate body of the thalamus before reaching the primary auditory cortex, involved in conscious perception of sound. The auditory cortex communicates with language areas in processing speech and comprehension.

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    here, motor signals are sent to the The auditory pathway begins with sound waves entering the ear and vibrating the hair cells in the cochlea. Neural signals then travel along the cochlear nerve to nuclei in the brainstem involved in sound localization and intensity processing. Signals then project to the midbrain inferior colliculus and medial geniculate body of the thalamus before reaching the primary auditory cortex, involved in conscious perception of sound. The auditory cortex communicates with language areas in processing speech and comprehension.

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    AUDITORY

    PATHWAY
    what is the Answer: Shows how
    auditory pathway? neural sound signals travel
    from the hair cells in the
    organ of corti to the primary
    Tectorial
    Scala
    media membrane auditory cortex
    Spiral
    ganglion Basilar membrane
    Scala (with inner and outer
    vestibule hair cells)

    Internal acoustic meatus

    Scala
    tympani

    Cochlear nerve/ auditory nerve of CNVIII (Vestibulocochlear nerve)


    Mnemonic: ECOLIMA 𝑨𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒙

    brain

    𝑴𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒔
    What are the midbrain

    components of the 𝑰 𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒖𝒔


    auditory pathway? midbrain

    𝑵𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒖𝒔𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔
    cranial nerve (cochlear branch)
    pons

    𝑺𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒓𝑶𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒓𝒚𝒏𝒖𝒄𝒍𝒆𝒊
    pons

    medulla
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    Dorsal cochlear nucleus


    (cells: principal cells and stellate cells)

    Ventral posterior (cells: octopus cells)


    cochlear nucleus Ventral cochlear
    Ventral anterior nucleus
    cochlear nucleus (cells: stellate cells,
    spherical and globular
    bushy cells )

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    :
    OVERALL FUNCTIONS: superior
    olivary complex plays a role in localization of
    Lateral superior olivary Medial superior olivary
    complex sound (determining where the sound
    complex
    stimulus came from) and protects the hair
    (ROLE: determine (ROLE: determine the cells from damage due to loud sound.
    the relative intensity relative timing of sound
    of sound stimulus) stimulus)

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    lateral lemniscus:
    OVERALL FUNCTIONS:
    gives off tracts of axons in the
    brainstem carrying auditory
    information to the contralateral Lateral lemniscus
    nucleus of lateral lemniscus and to
    the inferior colliculus of the midbrain.

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    :
    Brachium of inferior colliculus

    OVERALL FUNCTIONS:
    processes fluctuations in
    pitch( important in understanding Tectospinal tract (auditory reflexes) e.g. To muscles of the neck
    speech). Helps locate the origin of Lateral lemniscus
    sound in space. Is involved in the
    startle response (rapidly turning the
    head in response to sudden noise).

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    :
    Brachium of inferior colliculus
    OVERALL FUNCTION: the
    medial geniculate body/ nuclei is a
    body of the thalamus that forms part of Tectospinal tract (auditory reflexes) e.g. To muscles of the neck
    the thalamic relay system. It sends out
    exons to the primary auditory cortex. Lateral lemniscus

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    Superior temporal gyrus/ or


    Brachium of inferior colliculus Transverse gyrus of heschl = primarily
    auditory cortex (Brodmann areas 41
    and 42)
    Tectospinal tract (auditory reflexes) e.g. To muscles of the neck OVERALL FUNCTIONS:
    Makes you aware of the actual
    Lateral lemniscus sound (responsible for conscious
    perception of sound and information
    processing). Communicates with the
    Wernicke’s area posterior to it.

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Arcuate fasciculus
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    Broca’s area

    Brachium of inferior colliculus Wernicke’s area (Brodmann area 22)

    OVERALL FUNCTION:
    Tectospinal tract (auditory reflexes) e.g. To muscles of the neck
    helps with the comprehension of
    sound or speech (works to make
    Lateral lemniscus sure the language makes sense). It
    communicates with the broca’s area
    via arcuate fasciculus.

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Arcuate fasciculus
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    Broca’s area
    Brachium of inferior colliculus OVERALL FUNCTION:
    controls the muscles of speech. The
    Tectospinal tract (auditory reflexes) e.g. To muscles of the neck broca’s area communicates with the
    primary motor cortex, premotor cortex
    Lateral lemniscus and the somatosensory cortex . From
    these descending fibers goes to the
    muscles of speech.

    Dorsal acoustic stria


    Intermediate acoustic stria

    Ventral acoustic stria

    𝒄𝒐𝒄𝒉𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆
    Circuitry of auditory pathway

    Stapedius muscle

    CNVII
    : reticular formation
    OVERALL FUNCTION: when
    CNV
    there is very loud sound it alerts the CNS
    Stapedius muscle (entire cerebral cortex). It also activates to
    different nuclei. The two nuclei gives off
    CNV and CNVII and stimulate the tensor
    tympani and stapedius muscles so as to
    reduce the vibrations of the tympanic
    membrane.

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