What is the progression and transformation of information from the pinna onwards to the primary auditory cortex (i.e. outer, middle, inner ear (w/ details) to n. VIII to Cochlear nucleus (dorsal & ventral), superior olivary nucleus, inferior colliculus, medial geniculate nucleus to A1)
Pinna (auricle) --> external auditory canal --> eardrum/timpanic membrane --> hammer --> anvil --> stapes/stirrup --> oval window --> cochlea --> hair cell receptors --> auditory part of the vestibulocochlear 8th cranial nerve --> dorsal and ventral cochlear nucleus (90k neurons) --> ipsilateral and contralateral olivary nucleus --> inferior colliculus --> medial geniculate nucleus --> right and left auditory cortices
