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"Auditory brainstem response latencies, but not amplitudes, are associated with gray matter volumes across the human auditory pathway in older adults"

Introduction: Auditory brainstem responses (ABRs) are routinely used to assess neural timing and function along the auditory pathway. In older adults, however, peripheral hearing loss, central auditory dysfunction, and broader structural changes in the brain may converge to shape the recorded response. Because ABR waves arise from multiple overlapping neural sources, how their…

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