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The innervation of the organ of Corti

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The primary auditory neuron is the bipolar spiral ganglion cell. The axon reaches the medulla through the habenula perforata and the internal auditory meatus. The dendritic process makes contact with the hair cells through the habenula perforata.

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Harada, Y. (1983). The innervation of the organ of Corti. In: Atlas of the Ear. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6598-0_42

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