The medial geniculate nucleus is the thalamic nucleus
responsible for processing of somatosensory information from the
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The medial geniculate body (MG) represents the thalamic relay
station of the auditory tract and, thus, the gateway to the centers
of auditory perception in the cerebral cortex. Together with the
lateral geniculate body, which is the relay station of the optic
system, it constitutes the metathalamus.
The medial geniculate nucleus (MG) consists of a group of
subnuclei that receive auditory input from the midbrain and
hindbrain, and which project mainly to the auditory cortex.