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inferior colliculi
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colliculi, inferior 
Two small rounded elevations situated on the dorsal aspect of the midbrain just below the two superior colliculi. They are relay centres for auditory fibres. Syn. inferior corpora quadrigemina.
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At the same time, the researchers recorded electrical activity in the inferior colliculus, a relay between the inner ear and the brain cortex, producing a set of frequency "maps".
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In human subjects who had postlingual onset of bilateral profound hearing loss, changes in cell size have been observed in the cochlear nucleus (anterior division), superior olivary nucleus (medial portion), and inferior colliculus (IC) [14].
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