Auditory Brainstem Response

[Markw4]

Just stumbled across some research new to me - Music Auditory Brainstem Response. Maybe someday instead of using ABX testing to verify if someone can hear something, we could attach electrodes to their scalp and look for evidence there. Specifically, ABR is sometimes used for auditory threshold estimation.

Some resources of possible interest:
Auditory brainstem response - Wikipedia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2868335/pdf/nihms-181042.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3777166/pdf/fpsyg-04-00622.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088516/pdf/nihms287229.pdf
https://musicdynamicslab.uconn.edu/...s/433/2016/03/LargeAlmonte2012PubsAHEdits.pdf

 

[Pano]

Yeah it's interesting stuff, for sure. I contacted the researchers last year looking for some more info, didn't get much except "Look at our website."

If only the S/N ratio weren't so high, it could answer a lot of questions.

 

[planet10]

Certainly when we can read the brain directly & easily we will be able to get around the vagarities of human “translation".

dave