Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use—except for wiggling our ears—activates during focused listening

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 listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums. 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 the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums. Evolution Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories

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