| The brainstem auditory pathway is myelinated earlier in the human fetus than any other circuit of the brain, |
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| and essential for learning to speak. |
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| Midbrain: |
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| ICol -- Inferior colliculus SCol -- Sperior colliculus |
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| Lower brainstem auditory nuclei: |
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| TzB -- Trapezoid body SOl -- Superior olive |
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| (from Yakovlev & Lecours, 1967, with permission from Blackwell Scientific Publications). |
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Notes |
FNPS 2006 |
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| midbrain |
| pons |
| cerebellum |
| midbrain |
| medulla |