- medial geniculate nucleus
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The nucleus of the thalamus involved in the sense of audition, which receives projections from the inferior colliculus and projects to the primary auditory cortex.
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Medial geniculate nucleus — Brain: Medial geniculate nucleus Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA = Ventral anterior nucleus VL = Ventr … Wikipedia
Medial dorsal nucleus — Not to be confused with Dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus. Brain: Medial dorsal nucleus Thalamic nuclei: MNG = Midline nuclear group AN = Anterior nuclear group MD = Medial dorsal nucleus VNG = Ventral nuclear group VA … Wikipedia
Geniculate nucleus — There are two structures (or rather two pairs of structures) in the brain that could be called geniculate nucleus: * lateral geniculate nucleus vision * medial geniculate nucleus hearing … Wikipedia
ventral part of medial geniculate nucleus — nucleus ventralis corporis geniculati medialis … Medical dictionary
Medial vestibular nucleus — Brain: Medial vestibular nucleus A cross section of the lower pons showing the medial vestibular nucleus (#3) labeled at the top left … Wikipedia
dorsal part of medial geniculate body — the part of the medial geniculate body overlying the dorsal part of the medial geniculate nucleus. Called also parvocellular p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
ventral part of medial geniculate body — the part of the medial geniculate body overlying the ventral part of the medial geniculate nucleus; called also magnocellular p. of medial geniculate body … Medical dictionary
medial magnocellular nucleus of medial geniculate body — nucleus medialis magnocellularis corporis geniculati medialis … Medical dictionary
Lateral geniculate nucleus — Brain: Lateral geniculate nucleus Hind and mid brains; postero lateral view. (Lateral geniculate body visible near top.) Latin Corpus geniculatum laterale Part of Thalamus System … Wikipedia
nucleus dorsalis corporis geniculati medialis — [TA] dorsal nucleus of medial geniculate body: the larger, dorsal part of the medial geniculate nucleus, receiving ascending auditory fibers from the inferior colliculus as well as afferent projections from some nonauditory areas of the brainstem … Medical dictionary
