Maturational changes in the auditory system as reflected in human brainstem evoked responses.

The maturation of the human auditory afferent pathways as measured by the auditory brainstem response may be useful in newborns and infants. This method shows promise of being highly objective in evaluating the maturational processes and in detecting the threshold for auditory responsivity, which is lower than that obtained either by cortical events or by behavioral tests.