MULTIMODALITY MONITORING OF AUDITORY EVOKED POTENTIALS

拟议的研究是为了确定使用听觉的可行性，或 听觉和视觉相结合的识别呈现方式 脑干听觉诱发反应（BAER）长期 本工作的目的是提高生物电的识别能力， 医学应用中记录的信号。我们采取的方法 实现这一目标包括将生物电信号呈现给 一种以上的感官形态同时存在。它还涉及使用 信号处理技术来优化信息形式 提出了我们为此选择的特定生物电响应 第一阶段的建议-BAER -有一些重要的用途，包括 评估听力灵敏度，检测听觉病理，以及 听觉系统和脑干的监测， 某些外科手术我们还提议调查 自动识别策略，以补充收到的信息 由操作员。

The proposed study is to determine the feasibility of using auditory, or combined auditory and visual, presentation modes in the identification of the "brainstem auditory evoked response" (BAER). The long-term goal.of this work is to improve the identification of bioelectric signals recorded in medical applications. The approach we have taken in achieving this goal involves presenting the bioelectrical signals to more than one sensory modality simultaneously. It also involves the use of signal processing techniques to optimize the form of the information presented. The specific bioelectric response we have chosen for this Phase I proposal - the BAER - has a number of important uses including estimation of hearing sensitivity, detection of auditory pathology, and the monitoring of the status of the auditory system and brainstem during certain surgical procedures. We are also proposing to investigate automatic recognition strategies to supplement the information received by the operator.