A collection of brainstem nuclei that functions in multiple aspects of hearing and is an important component of the ascending and descending auditory pathways of the auditory system. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_olivary_complex https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-19-502694-2 ]
Synonyms: nucleus olivaris superior superior olivary nuclei
Term information
- EMAPA:35840
- BIRNLEX:1307
- Wikipedia:Superior_olivary_complex
- BAMS:SOC
- VHOG:0001381
- MESH:D065832
- HBA:9177
- MA:0001026
- neuronames:569 (BIRNLEX:1307)
- EV:0100263
- DHBA:12462
- FMA:72247
- UMLS:C0175427 (BIRNLEX:1307)
- MBA:398
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007634
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002597
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006840
In mice, the superior olivary nucleus is a small cylindrical mass on the dorsal surface of the lateral part of the trapezoid body of the pons, and it is situated immediately above the inferior olivary nucleus. It receives projections from the cochlear nucleus and thus is involved in the perception of sound[GO:0021718]
The SOC displays a significant interspecies variation, being largest in bats and rodents and smaller in primates.
superior olive
superior olivary nucleus (Barr & Kiernan)
superior olivary nucleus
regio olivaris superioris
Term relations
- gray matter of hindbrain
- nuclear complex of neuraxis
- part of some pontine tegmentum
- part of some auditory system