medial periolivary nucleus

The term medial periolivary nucleus refers to one of four cell groups identified by Nissl stain in the periolivary region of the superior olivary complex of the human ( Amunts-2012 ). The others are the dorsomedial periolivary nucleus, the ventral periolivary nucleus, and the rostral periolivary region. Functionally it is part of the subcortical auditory system ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: medial periolivary nucleus

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Name:

medial periolivary nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Amunts-2012

Citation:

Chapter 36 in The Human Nervous System, Third Edition, JK Mai and G Paxinos (Eds.), pp. 186-232, Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Source Title:

Auditory System

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