ol·i·vo·coch·le·ar tract

[TA]

fibers that originate from the periolivary nuclei bilaterally, exit the brianstem on the vestibular nerve, join the cochlear nerve in the inner ear, and terminate on outer hair cells.

Synonym(s): tractus olivocochlearis [TA], bundle of Rasmussen

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Rasmussen,

Grant L., U.S. neuroanatomist, 1904–.

Rasmussen encephalitis - antibodies to a stimulatory glutamate receptor in the CNS are found and are perhaps autoimmune. Synonym(s): Rasmussen syndrome

Rasmussen syndrome - Synonym(s): Rasmussen encephalitis

bundle of Rasmussen - Synonym(s): olivocochlear tract

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The medial olivocochlear tract modulates the movement of the outer hair cells by the release of acetylcholine in the synaptic cleft, causing a hyperpolarization, which is opposed to the depolarization induced by sound stimuli.

Although otoacoustic emissions are useful to investigate the medial olivocochlear tract, methodological problems affect the interpretation of academic findings.

Electroacoustic evaluation of the olivocochlear efferent pathway in subjects with tinnitus complaint/Avaliacao eletroacustica da via eferente olivococlear em individuos com queixa de zumbido

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