Anatomophysiology of the central auditory nervous system: Basic concepts

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 227-236

  Demanez, J P ^a   Demanez, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Auditory models; Auditory pathways anatomy physiology; Auditory perception

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HEARING; HUMAN; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MEDIAL GENICULATE BODY; NERVE TRACT; REVIEW; SUPERIOR OLIVARY NUCLEUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; COCHLEAR NERVE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; GENICULATE BODIES; HUMANS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OLIVARY NUCLEUS;

EID: 0347478009     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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