Comments on “Stimulus dependencies of the gerbil brain-stem auditory-evoked response (BAER). I: Effects of click level, rate and polarity” [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 2514–2525 (1989)]

The purpose of this comment is to propose a peak-labeling nomenclature for the gerbil brain-stem auditory-evoked response (BAER) which is different than that used by Burkard and Voigt [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 85, 2514–2525 (1989)]. This proposed nomenclature is a compromise between the use of five primary peaks (i-v) used by Burkard and Voigt (herein called the “Boston group”) and the use of three primary peaks (I—III) proposed by Mills and colleagues (herein called the “Charleston group”). This proposed standardization recognizes four peaks occurring within 4 to 5 ms of stimulus onset, labeled i through iv. This standardization will allow easier comparisons of gerbil BAER data obtained across laboratories.