Superior Olivary Complex

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This page covers biological details of component Superior Olivary Complex. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

Top-down path to region: Midbrain Mesencephalon -> Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.REF) -> Auditory Reflexes Nuclei of Midbrain Mesencephalon (MM.REF.AUD) -> Superior Olivary Complex (LPC.MM.SOC) (see Mind Maps)
Type: nucleus
Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
Role: processor.automatic
Function: Bilateral Audition
Notes to function: Projections from both left and right ABA.CN

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Components

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Component items:

Periolivary Nucleus
Preolivary Nucleus
Superior Olive
- Lateral Superior Olivary Nucleus
- Medial Superior Olivary Nucleus
Superior Paraolivary Nucleus
Trapezoid Body Nucleus (ABA.MM.SOC.TZ)
- Dorsal Nucleus of Trapezoid Body
- Medial Nucleus of Trapezoid Body
- Ventral Nucleus of Trapezoid Body

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.HL.VCOCH	Ventral Cochlear Nucleus	excitatory-glu	Auditory System in Brain (Cochlea -> Olive, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.HT.PN.LL	Nuclei of Lateral Lemniscus	excitatory-glu	Five Parallel Auditory Pathways (LSO -> DNLL)
	LPC.MM.CIC	Central Nucleus of Inferior Colliculus	excitatory-glu	Auditory System in Brain (Olive -> IC, abstract)
TSA	TARGET.TSA.EAR	Ear	ear-outer-hair-cells	Five Parallel Auditory Pathways (VNTB -> Cochlea)