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The traditional brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) measurement technique (ensemble averaging) is time-consuming and is not acceptable for some time-critical clinical applications. In the paper the application of a pseudorandom binary sequence, the maximum length sequence, to human BAER measurements is examined. This technique permits a faster click rate to stimulate the test subject, and obtaines a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) response through deconvolution. When compared with conventional averaging, the method can result in an improved SNR or in faster measurement of BAER. The theory of the technique and the experimental setup are presented, and theoretical analysis on the SNR improvement by this technique against averaging is also given. Actual measurements of BAER on both humans and cats indicate that this technique is effective, especially when the measurement time is not too long, or the number of trials is not too large.
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Chan, F.H.Y., Lam, F.K., Poon, P.W.F. et al. Measurement of human BAERs by the maximum length sequence technique. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 30, 32–40 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02446190
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