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Neurones of the ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body (VNTB) contribute variously to the ascending and descending auditory pathways (Winter et al., 1989; Warr & Beck, 1996; Spangler et al., 1987). By virtue of this connectivity, the VNTB has the potential to influence processing of auditory information in a variety of ways, either by contributing to processing at the brainstem level, or by altering the features of incoming afferent informa- tion at lower stages, even at the level of the organ of Corti.
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Robertson, D., Wang, X. (1997). Action of Putative Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators on Neurones in the Ventral Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body. In: Syka, J. (eds) Acoustical Signal Processing in the Central Auditory System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8712-9_19
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