Just medial to the LGn, the MGn is also attached to the posterior pole of the thalamus beneath the pulvinar. MGn receives auditory afferents from the inferior colliculus via the brachium of the inferior colliculus and projects to primary auditory cortex of the temporal lobe via the inferior thalamic radiation. Thus the MGn is the thalamic relay for the auditory pathway.
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