Mammalian Auditory Pathways: Synaptic Organization and Microcircuits - 65 (1st ed. 2017 edition.)

The auditory system is a complex neural system composed of many types of neurons connected into networks.

One feature that sets the auditory system apart from other sensory systems, such as somatosensory or visual systems, is the many stages of neural processing that occur between the ear in the periphery and the cerebral cortex.