The recorded electrical responses from ner … The recorded
electrical responses from nerve, muscle, SENSORY RECEPTOR, or
area of the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM following stimulation. They
range from less than a microvolt to several microvolts. The
evoked potential can be auditory (EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY),
somatosensory (EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY), visual (EVOKED
POTENTIALS, VISUAL), or motor (EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR), or
other modalities that have been reported. Often used
synonymously to event-related potentials which are associated
with higher level cognitive processes. ted with higher level
cognitive processes.