Three-channel Lissajous' trajectory of the binaural interaction components of human auditory middle-latency evoked potentials. 1995

A Polyakov, and H Pratt
Evoked Potentials Laboratory Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.

Three-channel Lissajous' trajectories (3-CLTs) of the binaural interaction component (BI) of auditory middle latency evoked potentials (AMLEPs) were derived from 14 normally hearing adults by subtracting the response to binaural clicks from the algebraic sum of monaural responses. AMLEPs were recorded in response to 65 dB nHL, rarefaction clicks, presented at a rate of 3.3/s. A normative set of BI 3-CLT measures was calculated and compared with the corresponding measures of simultaneously recorded, single-channel vertex-left mastoid and vertex-neck derivations of BI and of AMLEP to binaural stimulation (B). 3-CLT measures included: apex latency, amplitude and orientation, as well as planar segment duration, orientation, size and shape. The results showed seven main apices and associated planar segments ('Be', 'Bf', 'Bg', 'Bh', 'Bi1', 'Bi2' and 'Bj') in the 3-CLT of BI. Apex latencies of the BI 3-CLT were comparable to peak latencies of the vertex-left mastoid and vertex-neck AMLEP and BI records, both in their absolute values and in intersubject variability. Durations of BI planar segments were approximately 5.0 ms. Apex amplitudes of BI 3-CLT were larger than the respective peak amplitudes of the vertex-mastoid and vertex-neck BI records, while their intersubject variabilities were comparable. The lateralization of BI components may indicate asymmetric processing of binaural auditory input, or may be connected with anatomical asymmetry such as skull thickness. Preliminary analyses did not reveal a clear correlation between the lateralization of the BI component 'Bi2' and the handedness of the subject. We suggest that BI components of AMLEP may be associated with the primary auditory cortex and subcortical ascending structures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011571 Psychoacoustics The science pertaining to the interrelationship of psychologic phenomena and the individual's response to the physical properties of sound. Psychoacoustic
D004594 Electrophysiology The study of the generation and behavior of electrical charges in living organisms particularly the nervous system and the effects of electricity on living organisms.
D005072 Evoked Potentials, Auditory The electric response evoked in the CEREBRAL CORTEX by ACOUSTIC STIMULATION or stimulation of the AUDITORY PATHWAYS. Auditory Evoked Potentials,Auditory Evoked Response,Auditory Evoked Potential,Auditory Evoked Responses,Evoked Potential, Auditory,Evoked Response, Auditory,Evoked Responses, Auditory,Potentials, Auditory Evoked
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000161 Acoustic Stimulation Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system. Auditory Stimulation,Stimulation, Acoustic,Stimulation, Auditory
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001309 Auditory Threshold The audibility limit of discriminating sound intensity and pitch. Auditory Thresholds,Threshold, Auditory,Thresholds, Auditory

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