title: Operant control of auditory brainstem potentials in man.
abstract: Two studies are described which demonstrate operant conditioning of brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER) component V. Our results show that reinforcement of the cumulative summation of the wave V P8N11 component (20 dB HL stimulus clicks) hastens its summation leading to increased wave V amplitude not associated with trivial mediation factors. The results were interpreted as demonstrating operant control of very early neural events in the brainstem of man.
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D003216:Conditioning, Operant; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005072:Evoked Potentials, Auditory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology