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The auditory center of the midbrain is a phylogenetically ancient structure. In most vertebrates the embryology of the mesencephalon shows a common pattern that is less complex than for the other two vesicles that bud from the neural tube (prosencephalon and rhombencephalon) (Ariëns Kappers et al., 1967).
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Aitkin, L.M. (1986). The Cytoarchitecture of the Mammalian Auditory Midbrain. In: The Auditory Midbrain. Contemporary Neuroscience. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-460-3_4
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