Question

A part of the auditory pathway responsible for auditory reflexes is the

Answer 1

Options for the question have not been provided. They are as follows:

medial geniculate nucleus

inferior colliculus

primary auditory cortex

cochlear nucleus

Answer:

Primary auditory cortex

Explanation:

Auditory reflex also called middle ear muscle reflex is the involuntary contraction of middle ear muscle. It occurs in response to a loud stimulus or at the beginning of vocalization.

Auditory cortex is responsible for processing auditory information in brain. Primary cortex is one of its parts and it is involved in the pathway responsible for auditory reflexes. It decodes the sound stimulus so that it could be further carried to the sensory region of auditory cortex.