midterm Flashcards
describe the amplitudes of a response in correlations with latencies
the shorter the latency, the smaller the amplitude.
describe how the frequency spectrum is related to latency
the shorter the latency the higher the frequency spectrum
how does stimulation rate relate to latency
the shorter the latency, the faster the stimulus rate.
does this mean: the faster the stimulation rate the shorter the latency?
how are latency and variability relate?
the shorter the latency, the smaller the variability
how does electrode position relate to latency?
small shifts in electrode location can alter waveform morphology. the shorter the latency, the more far-field the response.
what does far-field response mean?
how susceptible is a response to a “state” change?
the shorter the latency, the less susceptible to changes in the subject’s state.
describe the rate of maturation in relation to latency
the shorter the latency, the more rapidly maturation proceeds
what the fuck does this mean?
name the 4 stimulus factors used when recording bioelectrical fields
- earphones
- type (tonegs, clicks, speech)
- intensity
- stimulation rate
name 2 subject factors when recording bioelectric fields
- age
- awake or asleep state
name 5 main recording factors when recording bioelectric fields
- Electrodes (impedance, montages)
- Differential Amplification
- A - D conversion (amplitude resolution, sampling rate, time base)
- Averaging
- Filtering (high pass, low pass, slope)
what is a major challenge in ABR?
maximizing the detection of the signal!
a sound-evoked electrical signal is small/extraneous biologic and environmental noise is high
One of the recording factors in recording bioelectric field is electrodes. name some variations in the electrodes that can make a difference.
impedance
montages
-what is ‘montages’?
One of the recording factors in recording bioelectric field is A-D conversion. name some variations in A-D conversions that can make a difference
- amplitude resolution
- sampling rate
- time base
One of the recording factors in recording bioelectric field is filtering. name some filtering variations
- high pass
- low pass
- slope
What does latency mean?
point in time relative to stimulus onset
what does trigger mean?
beginning of time window. signals averager to enable alignment of all stimulus presentation sweeps
what is a pre-stimulus interval?
the period between trigger and stimulus.
-enables assessment of non-stimulus-related brain activity.
what is rate? (in terms of a stimulus)
the number of stimulus repetitions per second
what is ISI?
interstimulus interval
-time from offset of one stimulus to onset of the next
what is SOA?
stimulus onset asynchrony
-time from onset of one stimulus to onset of the next
what is stimulus measured in?
level or intensity. its measured in dB SPL or dB nHL
dB nHL: referenced to normal threshold for that particular stimulus
dB SPL: usually measured as peak SPL
what is the goal of ABR (in terms of stimulus)?
to collect the responses as quickly as possible to minimize test time
-you are limited by the fact that the repetition rate must be slow enough to eliminate the adaptation of the response you are recording
does stimulus rate matter? why?
Rate matters. Once the rate is super fast (ex 66.6/sec). If your pt has some kind of a problem that is effecting the auditory response to sound, if you stress the system and you see that the system cant keep up it becomes clinically useful and provides a red flag if the pt. isnt keeping up.
what are some things to consider when picking a stimulus rate?
- stimulate as fast as possible; save time
- adaptation
- latency and time epoch of the response of interest
Is there an ANSI standard for stimulus intensity?
- No ANSI Standard:
1. often referenced to normal threshold for that stimulus expressed as dBnHL
- referenced to sound pressure level:
if the stimuli are short (clicks, tone pips), we measure the sound pressure level of the peak of the stimulus, and express the level as peSPL.
what are some stimulus transducers?
headphones
insert earphones
loud speakers
bone vibrators
-the type of earphone can affect the quality of the click and therefore the response
what are some characteristics that are associated with using insert earphones?
- practical, more comfortable for babies than large circumaural earphones.
- comfortable if reference electrode is earlobe
- no ear canal collapse
- less electromagnetic stimulus artifact because sound source is separated from ear.
- stimulus artifact does not extend into recording epoch
define condensation
headphone diaphragm is displaced outwardly. the TM is displaced medially
define rarefaction
the headphone diaphragm is displaced inwardly and the TM is displaced laterally
name the pathway of recording evoked potentials
- neurons
- sum (cancel or add)
- send out a field
- travels up through the tissue of the brain
- through the dura
- through the skull
- through the scalp
- to the electrodes
what are some electrode characteristics
- material which conducts electricity (gold, tin, platinum)
- impedance/resistance-opposition to current flow
- it is important to have
- —-low impedance (more current flow, better response)
- —-balanced impedance across electrodes (equal contribution from each electrode
- voltage = current x impedance
stimulation rate
the shorter the latency the faster the rate