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inferior colliculus

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inferior colliculus [in′fir·ē·ər kə′lik·yə·ləs]
(neuroscience)
One of the posterior pair of rounded eminences arising from the dorsal portion of the mesencephalon.
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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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