olivocochlear tract

ol·i·vo·coch·le·ar tract

[TA] fibers that originate from the periolivary nuclei bilaterally, exit the brianstem on the vestibular nerve, join the cochlear nerve in the inner ear, and terminate on outer hair cells. Synonym(s): tractus olivocochlearis [TA], bundle of Rasmussen

Rasmussen,

Grant L., U.S. neuroanatomist, 1904–. Rasmussen encephalitis - antibodies to a stimulatory glutamate receptor in the CNS are found and are perhaps autoimmune. Synonym(s): Rasmussen syndromeRasmussen syndrome - Synonym(s): Rasmussen encephalitisbundle of Rasmussen - Synonym(s): olivocochlear tract