Auditory System: Central Pathways
General principles.
– Parallel pathways, each
analysing a particular feature
– Streams separate in cochlear
nucleus: different cell types
of project to specific nuclei.
Similar to “what” and “where”
– Increasing complexity of
responses
– Extensive binaural
interaction, with responses
depending on interactions
between two ears. Unilateral
lesions rarely produce
unilateral deficits.