STIMULUS DEPENDENCIES OF THE GERBIL BRAIN-STEM AUDITORY-EVOKED RESPONSE (BAER) .1. EFFECTS OF CLICK LEVEL, RATE AND POLARITY - COMMENTS

The purpose of this comment is to propose a peak-labeling nomenclature for the gerbil brain-stem auditory-evoked response (BAER) which is different than that used by Burkard and Voigt [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 2514-2525 (1989)]. This proposed nomenclature is a compromise between the use of five primary peaks (i-v) used by Burkard and Voigt (herein called the ''Boston group'') and the use of three primary peaks (I-III) proposed by Mills and colleagues (herein called the ''Charleston group''). This proposed standardization recognizes four peaks occurring within 4 to 5 ms of stimulus onset, labeled i through iv. This standardization will allow easier comparisons of gerbil BAER data obtained across laboratories.