Fig. 8From: Post traumatic deafness: a pictorial review of CT and MRI findingsCentral auditory pathways: the auditory cortex is located in the superior temporal gyrus (a: blue areas). Beyond the cochlear nerves (d: coloured in purple); the central auditory pathways run through the cochlear nuclei, the inferior colliculii (c) before they decussate to the contralateral olivary nucleus (e), run through the medial geniculate body (b) and finally reach the auditory radiationsBack to article page