1 Introduction. - 2 Setting the Scene: Patterns of Acoustic Inflow Through the Brain Stem. - 3 The Auditory Midbrain and Behavior. - 4 The Cytoarchitecture of the Mammalian Auditory Midbrain. - 5 Synaptic Structure and Physiology in the Central Nucleus. - 6 The Representation of the Cochlea Within the Auditory Midbrain. - 7 The Inferior Colliculus-Nexus of the Auditory Pathway. - 8 Discharge Characteristics of Units in the Auditory Midbrain. - 9 The Development of the Mammalian Inferior Colliculus. - 10 Neural Coding of Sound Location. - 11 The Auditory Midbrain and Acousticomotor Behavior. - 12 The Auditory Midbrain-Concluding Remarks. - References. - List of Common Abbreviations. Language: English