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Point 12. Dorsal and Ventral Cochlear Nuclei

  BRIEF OUTLINE OF AUDITORY PATHWAYS

Level 4. Rostral MedullaThis point contains an extremely cursory outline of auditory pathways. My goal here is to help you identify several auditory nuclei in the brain stem. You will learn more about these pathways later in the course.

Level 4. Rostral MedullaThe two cochlear nuclei lie dorsal lateral (dorsal cochlear nucleus) and ventral lateral (ventral cochlear nucleus) to the inferior cerebellar peduncle at the rostral pole of the medulla (they "drape" the inferior cerebellar peduncle). Remember that the cell groups related to the other division of C.N. VIII, the vestibular nuclei, lie medial to the inferior cerebellar peduncle.