nucleus ventralis corporis geniculati medialis

nucleus ventralis corporis geniculati medialis
[TA] ventral principal nucleus of medial geniculate body: the principal relay nucleus of the medial geniculate nuclei, receiving ascending auditory fibers from the inferior colliculus and relaying information on sound intensity and frequency and its binaural properties to the auditory cortex.

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