BrainRegionLPC HL VCOCH

Ventral Cochlear Nucleus

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This page covers biological details of component Ventral Cochlear Nucleus. Region is part of aHuman target integrated biological model.

• Top-down path to region: Hindbrain Myelencephalon -> Myelencephalic Sensory Nuclei (HL.SN) -> Cochlear Nucleus (LPC.HL.COCH) -> Ventral Cochlear Nucleus (LPC.HL.VCOCH) (see Mind Maps)
• Type: nucleus
• Brain area: Lower Brain - Peripheral Control Area
• Role: sensory.nucleus
• Function: determine direction sound came from, time-sensitive localization

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Components

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Component items:

• Anteroventral Cochlear Nucleus
• Posteroventral Cochlear Nucleus

Connectivity

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Inbound Region Connections:

Source Area	Source Region	Source Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.PN.SG.SP	Spiral Ganglion	excitatory-glu	Auditory System in Brain (CochleaGanglion -> Cochlea, abstract)

Outbound Region Connections:

Target Area	Target Region	Target Name	Type	Reference
LPC	LPC.MM.SOC	Superior Olivary Complex	excitatory-glu	Auditory System in Brain (Cochlea -> Olive, abstract)
LRC	LRC.MM.CJ	Cajal Nucleus	excitatory-glu	(unknown reference)

Thirdparty Circuits

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• Auditory System in Brain - see Reference

References

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• http://www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/anatmd6.html