Kathy,a neuroscience graduate student,is running the final experiments for her thesis,The Effects of Loud Noise on Auditory Perception.Kathy stimulates the auditory nerve of rodents exposed to loud noise and records the activity of neurons in the primary and secondary cortices.Through which brain pathway is sound input processed prior to arriving at the primary and secondary cortices?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The sound input is processed through the auditory pathway, which includes the cochlea, auditory nerve, medulla, midbrain, and thalamus, before arriving at the primary and secondary cortices for further processing. Choice A and B involve brain regions that are not typically involved in the auditory pathway, and choice C includes the hippocampus, which is not typically part of the direct auditory pathway.

Kathy,a Neuroscience Graduate Student,is Running the Final Experiments for Her