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Assoc. w/ Vestibulocochlear n. (CN8)
Location - Caudal pons dorsolateral and lateral to inf. cerebellar peduncle
Target: Cochlea-auditory
“Cochlear nuclei are two in number, dorsal and ventral. They are placed on the dorsal and ventral aspects of the inferior cerebellar peduncle respectively in the upper part of the medulla.
The cochlear nuclei contain the cell bodies of the second order sensory neurons in the auditory pathway. Their connections are described in Chapter 18
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