"Laminar organization in the inferior colliculus."
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Douglas L. Oliver, Ph.D.<br>
Professor of Neuroscience<br>
University of Connecticut Health Center<br>
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Abstract
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The inferior colliculus integrates virtually all information from the 
auditory brainstem before it is transmitted to the cortex via the 
thalamus. An important feature of this structure is a 3D array of 
neurons forming the "layers" of the central nucleus of the inferior 
colliculus. The functional organization and microcircuitry of the 
laminae reveal a 3D organization used for parallel processing of 
frequency and sound localization information.
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