This muscle, known as the auricularis posterior, has been largely dormant in humans for centuries but shows signs of ...

“The exact reason these became vestigial is difficult to tell, as our ancestors lost this ability about 25 million years ago, ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles ...

To test whether humans still use auricular muscles — which once helped move our primate ancestors’ ears to funnel sound — scientists attached electrodes to the sides of people’s heads, and asked them ...

To test the functioning of the muscles, researchers recruited 20 people without hearing problems. They used electromyograph, ...

Muscles only believed to be used to wiggle our ears actually enable people to listen more intently, reveals new research.

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

A study shows that vestigial ear muscles activate when humans listen intently, mirroring how animals move their ears to ...

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of ...

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