Noun: medial geniculate body
- A neural structure that serves as the last of a series of processing centres along the auditory pathway from the cochlea to the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex
"The medial geniculate body is essential for relaying auditory information to the primary auditory cortex";
- corpus geniculatum mediale, medial geniculate
Derived forms: medial geniculate bodies
Type of: geniculate body
Encyclopedia: Medial geniculate body