ventral periolivary nucleus

The term ventral periolivary nucleus refers to one of four cell groups identified by Nissl stain in the periolivary region of the superior olivary complex of the human ( Amunts-2012 ). The others are the dorsomedial periolivary nucleus, the medial periolivary nucleus, and the rostral periolivary region. Functionally it is part of the subcortical auditory system ( Swanson-2004 ).

Also known as: ventral periolivary nucleus, preolivary nucleus, Nucleus preolivaris, preolivary nuclei

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Name:

ventral periolivary nucleus

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Amunts-2012

Citation:

Chapter 36 in The Human Nervous System, Third Edition, JK Mai and G Paxinos (Eds.), pp. 186-232, Amsterdam: Elsevier.

Source Title:

Auditory System

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preolivary nucleus

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English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

Name:

Nucleus preolivaris

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Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

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NeuroNames

Citation:

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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NeuroNames

Name:

preolivary nuclei

Language:

English

Organism:

human

Source:

Carpenter-1983

Citation:

Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins Co., 1983

Source Title:

Human Neuroanatomy

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