Ear Muscles Flex to Help Focus on Sounds, Study Reveals Evolutionary Link

A study reveals that tiny ear muscles flex when people focus on specific sounds in noisy environments. Once vital for movement in ancestral species, these muscles no longer serve a major function in modern humans but may hold potential for hearing aid advancements. Researchers observed that superior auricular muscles react to difficult listening tasks, while posterior…

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