Everything about Cochlear nucleus
Two cranial nerve nuclei of the human brainstem
The cochlear nucleus (CN) or cochlear nuclear complex comprises two cranial nerve nuclei in the human brainstem, the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN) and the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN). The ventral cochlear nucleus is unlayered whereas the dorsal cochlear nucleus is layered. Auditory nerve fibers, fibers that travel through the auditory nerve carry information from the inner ear, the cochlea, on the same side of the head, to the nerve root in the ventral cochlear nucleus. At the nerve root the fibers branch to innervate the ventral cochlear nucleus and the deep layer of the dorsal cochlear nucleus. All acoustic information thus enters the brain through the cochlear nuclei, where the processing of acoustic information begins. The outputs from the cochlear nuclei are received in higher regions of the auditory brainstem. Wikipedia →
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- Skim a recent paper: Age-Related Hearing Loss Is Accompanied by Chronic Inflammation in the Cochlea and the Cochlear NucleusInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Mammalian cochlear nucleiThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The anterior ventral cochlear nucleusCited 138 times
- Go sideways: Ventral cochlear nucleusA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Lateral lemniscusA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
The anterior ventral cochlear nucleus
Neural coding in the chick cochlear nucleus
Hyperactivity in the Ventral Cochlear Nucleus after Cochlear Trauma
Cochlear Nucleus Implant
Projections from the ventral cochlear nucleus to the dorsal cochlear nucleus in rats
Posteroventral cochlear nucleus projections to olivocochlear neurons
Glycine immunoreactivity of multipolar neurons in the ventral cochlear nucleus which project to the dorsal cochlear nucleus
Multipolar cells in the ventral cochlear nucleus project to the dorsal cochlear nucleus and the inferior colliculus
🆕 Influential since 2022
Age-Related Hearing Loss Is Accompanied by Chronic Inflammation in the Cochlea and the Cochlear Nucleus
Subcortical auditory model including efferent dynamic gain control with inputs from cochlear nucleus and inferior colliculus
Differential projections from the cochlear nucleus to the inferior colliculus in the mouse
Decreasing dorsal cochlear nucleus activity ameliorates noise-induced tinnitus perception in mice
A Continuum of Response Properties across the Population of Unipolar Brush Cells in the Dorsal Cochlear Nucleus
📚 Books worth reading
The Mammalian cochlear nucleiMiguel A. Merchán · 1993- 📕Two dimensional fluid model of cochlear mechanicsJoel Hoyt Sebold · 1985
- 📕Cytology and synaptic relationships in the cochlear nucleus of the alligator lizardMichael Roman Szpir · 1990
- 📕The ventral cochlear nucleusReinhard K. J. Pfalz · 1969
Neurotransmission and hearing lossKresge-Mirmelstein Symposium (2nd 1995 New Orleans, La.) · 1997- 📕Nuevas Vistas Course 1 · 2003
The primary acoustic nucleiRafael Lorente de Nó · 1981
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