The inferior colliculus: A center for convergence of ascending and descending auditory information

Neuroembryology and Aging

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 215-229

  Malmierca, Manuel S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Auditory midbrain; Hearing; Inferior colliculus; Laminar organization; Tonotopic organization

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COCHLEA AQUEDUCT; COILED BODY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; ELECTROSTIMULATION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR CONTROL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NISSL SUBSTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TONOMETRY;

EID: 33846030107     PISSN: 16613406     EISSN: 16613414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096799     Document Type: Review

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