Auditory pathway

The auditory pathway handles sound.

Reception
Sound is received by the ear.

Routes
The auditory nerve joins with the nerve from the vestibular system to form the auditory vestibular nerve. The auditory path is split into a ventral and dorsal division.
 * The ventral cochlear nucleus connects to the Olivary complex and the inferior colliculus; the dorsal cochlear nucleus only to the inferior colliculus on the other hemisphere than the ear.
 * The inferior colliculus connects to the medial geniculate nucleus in both hemispheres.
 * The medial geniculate nucleus connects to the auditory cortex; The ventral part to A1, the dorsal part to those adjacent to A1.

Processing
Auditory cortex

Projects to
Temporal lobe: Identifying auditory stimuli.

Posterior parietal region: Control of movement.