Findings confirming brainstem generators of auditory evoked potentials by stereotactic lesions in the rabbit

The origin of brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) was investigated experimentally with morphologically verified stereotactic lesions in eleven rabbits. Waves were recorded before and after thermocoagulation. The loss of waves III and V following coagulation in the inferior colliculus and the upper pons respectively, supports Jewett's hypothesis.