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Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test

Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) test: a test for brain functioning in comatose, unresponsive, etc., patients, and for hearing in infants and young children; involves attaching electrodes to the head to record electrical activity from the hearing nerve and other parts of the brain.