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Functional Properties of the Auditory System of the Brain Stem

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For purposes of exposition, the ascending auditory system is herein divided into three levels: the acoustic nerve and the cochlear nucleus, the superior olivary complex, and the inferior colliculus. A fourth section deals with the descending auditory system.

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