Editing Auditory system (section)

=== Cochlear nucleus ===
{{main|Cochlear nucleus}}

The [[cochlear nucleus]] is the first site of the neuronal processing of the newly converted "digital" data from the inner ear (see also [[binaural fusion]]).  In mammals, this region is anatomically and physiologically split into two regions, the [[dorsal cochlear nucleus]] (DCN), and [[ventral cochlear nucleus]] (VCN).  The VCN is further divided by the nerve root into the posteroventral cochlear nucleus (PVCN) and the anteroventral cochlear nucleus (AVCN).<ref>{{Cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Neuroscience |vauthors=Middlebrooks JC |publisher=Academic Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-08-044617-2 |veditors=Squire LF |pages=745–752, here: p. 745 f |chapter=Auditory System: Central Pathways}}</ref>