Medial geniculate body
Corpus geniculatum mediale
Definition
The medial geniculate body is a nucleus of the metathalamus, located at the caudal end of the diencephalon, which receives auditory fibers from the inferior colliculus and the lateral lemniscus, and projects to the primary and associative auditory cortex via the acoustic radiation, enabling the recognition of sound patterns and the interpretation of their significance.
References
Evans HE, de Lahunta A. Miller’s anatomy of the dog, 4th edition, Elsevier Saunders, St Louis, 2012.
