Brainstem auditory evoked potentials. Differences related to physical activity.

Shorter sensory-motor reaction times have been reported in athletes compared with sedentary subjects. Previous results have shown significantly shorter visual evoked potentials (VEPs) latencies in a group of tennis players, but there was no difference between a group of rowers and control subjects. In the present study, the same groups were investigated in order to establish whether similar differences could be found in relation to brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs).