Acoustic radiation

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Auditory radiations
Human auditory pathway. Acoustic radiation is shown as red arrow at center-top.
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Identifiers
Latinradiatio acustica
NeuroNames2084
TA98A14.1.08.662
A14.1.09.545
TA25587
FMA62413
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The acoustic radiations or auditory radiations are structures found in the brain, in the ventral cochlear pathway, a part of the auditory system.[1][2] Acoustic radiation arising in the medial geniculate nucleus and end in primary auditory cortex (transverse temporal gyri). Lesions to the auditory radiations could be a cause of cortical deafness.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Audition". Neuropsychology/Behavioural Neuroscience. Archived from the original on 2007-11-02. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  2. ^ "Thalamus" (PDF). Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
  3. ^ "Central Auditory Disorders". iVertigo.net. Archived from the original on 2008-04-02. Retrieved 2007-11-27.