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Inferior Colliculus

Known as: Testes, Posterior Quadrigeminal Body, Colliculus Inferior 
A nucleus located in the tectum of the midbrain, caudal to the superior colliculus and composed of a large central nucleus, bordered posteriorly by a… 
National Institutes of Health

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Auditory areaAuditory pathway structureBlood supply aspectsCollicular artery

Narrower (3)

Central nucleus of inferior colliculusStructure of commissure of inferior colliculusnucleus of the brachium of the inferior colliculus

Broader (2)

Midbrain structureTectal plate

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Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
GABAergic feedforward projections from the inferior colliculus to the medial geniculate body.
A novel and robust projection from gamma-aminobutyric acid-containing (GABAergic) inferior colliculus neurons to the media… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Neural tuning for sound duration: role of inhibitory mechanisms in the inferior colliculus.
Duration is a biologically important feature of sound. Some neurons in the inferior colliculus of the big brown bat, Eptesicus… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
The representation of the auditory and somatosensory systems in the external nucleus of the cat inferior colliculus
Parallel single unit and retrograde tracing experiments were carried out in the anesthetized cat to elucidate the representation… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Bulbospinal projections to the intermediolateral cell column: a neuroanatomical study.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Inferior colliculus. I. Comparison of response properties of neurons in central, pericentral, and external nuclei of adult cat.
The responses of 150 units in the central (ICC), pericentral (ICP), and external nuclei (ICX) of the inferior colliculus of the… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The neuronal organization of the inferior colliculus of the adult cat. I. The central nucleus
The intrinsic organization of the central nucleus of the inferior colliculus has been studied in the adult cat by means of the… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Projection of the cochlear nuclei on the inferior colliculus in the cat
  • K. Osen
  • The Journal of comparative neurology
  • 1972
  • Corpus ID: 24230213
The present study was carried out in order to define the topographical organization and the cells of origin of the second order… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Sex-reversed mice: XX and XO males.
An autosomally inherited condition is described in the mouse which causes genetic females to develop as phenotypic males. XX… 
Highly Cited
1968
Highly Cited
1968
The ascending auditory pathway in the pigeon (Columba livia). II. Telencephalic projections of the nucleus ovoidalis thalami.
Highly Cited
1959
Highly Cited
1959
The Occurrence of Intercellular Bridges in Groups of Cells Exhibiting Synchronous Differentiation
A previous electron microscopic study of the cat testis revealed that spermatids derived from the same spermatogonium are joined… 
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