Arrival time of sound at the two ears is processed initially by binaural neurons in the
A) cochlea.
B) ventral cochlear nucleus.
C) ventral cochlear nucleus
D) superior olive.

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The arrival time of sound at the two ears is processed initially by binaural neurons in the superior olive. The cochlea is responsible for the detection of soundwaves and conversion into electrical signals, while the ventral cochlear nucleus is responsible for separating sounds into their frequency components. Therefore, choices A and B are incorrect. Choice C is a duplicate of Choice B.

Arrival Time of Sound at the Two Ears Is Processed