Dorsal cochlear nucleus | |
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![]() Dorsal cochlear nucleus is #4, at upper left | |
Human caudal brainstem posterior view (Dorsal cochlear nucleus is #5) | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nucleus cochlearis posterior |
NeuroNames | 721 |
NeuroLex ID | birnlex_2569 |
TA98 | A14.1.04.248 |
TA2 | 6007 |
FMA | 54624 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
The dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN, also known as the "tuberculum acusticum") is a cortex-like structure on the dorso-lateral surface of the brainstem. Along with the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN), it forms the cochlear nucleus (CN), where all auditory nerve fibers from the cochlea form their first synapses.