Direction of sound is differentiated by: (A) Auditory cortex, (B) Medial geniculate body, (C) Lateral geniculate body, (D) Inferior colliculus
Answer is D. Ans. (d) Inferior colliculus(Ref: Kandel, Principle of Neural Sciences, 5th ed, p.697)All auditory pathways ascending through the brain stem converge in inferior colliculusHelps in localization of sound and the direction from which the sound comes