An ear wiggler himself, Schröer has collected stories of remarkable ear abilities, such as people who feel their ears moving toward a sound and people who use their ear movements in daily life. “They ...

The muscles that enable modern humans to wiggle their ears likely had a more important job in our evolutionary ancestors. . | Credit: Khmelyuk/Getty Images The little muscles that enable people to ...

Tens of millions of years ago, our primate ancestors responded to noises in much the same way many other mammals do, pricking their ears and deftly turning them towards the sound's source. While a few ...

Thought to be pretty redundant in modern humans outside of wiggling our ears for a giggle ... useful for cognitive neuroscience research and human-machine interaction, as well as testing how ...

Not just 'men's nipples': 10 seemingly useless parts of the human body - GIGAZINE The auricular muscles, which allow ear movement, are also a vestigial organ. Many animals can move their ears in ...

Some people can still wiggle their ears voluntarily, but nonetheless, these muscles are considered "vestigial" — evolutionary remnants with little practical use today.