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These muscles once allowed us to move our ears. What are they used for now? 👂
Millions of years ago, our ancestors were able to move their ears to better capture sounds, much like dogs or cats. But with ...
Most humans haven’t moved these muscles in 25 million years
“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago, ...
Scientists Thought This Ear Muscle Was Useless – New Research Shows It Still Works!
The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...
KUOW20d
Your ears can't prick up, but your ear muscles sure try
What's more, when listeners were trying to pay attention to sound coming from a speaker behind them, the other ear muscle they monitored showed electrical activity — the muscle that, in animals ...
Humans Lost the Ability to Swivel Their Ears—But These Vestigial Muscles Still Twitch
Evolution has largely deprived us of our ability to swivel our ears, but those vestigial muscles still activate when we listen intently, according to new research.
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Ear muscle we thought humans didn't use—except for wiggling our ears—activates during focused listening
If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors ... distracting podcasts from speakers in front of or behind them. Each participant underwent 12 five-minute ...
KUNC20d
Your ears can't prick up, but your ear muscles sure try
What's more, when listeners were trying to pay attention to sound coming from a speaker behind them, the other ear muscle they monitored showed electrical activity — the muscle that, in animals, pulls ...