Identifying Neural Signatures of Auditory Function

摘要

When we conduct a clinical assessment, we look for an outcome that corresponds to a specific diagnosis. An assessment yields results consistent with different pathologies.For example, the audiogram can point to conditions such as otosclerosis, Meniere's disease, presbycusis, noise-induced hearing loss, or vestibular schwan-noma, depending on the type and configuration of the hearing loss.The auditory brainstem response (ABR) can be similarly informative, presenting patterns that reflect conductive hearing loss, sensorineural hearing loss, auditory neuropathy, or lower or upper brainstem dysfunction.