Anatomy 'Vestigial' human ear-wiggling muscle actually flexes when we're straining to hear. News. By Clarissa Brincat published 31 January 2025 ... To learn more about these small ear muscles, ...

The auricular muscles appear to activate when humans are trying to listen to competing sounds, not just when wiggling the ears. The findings are detailed in a study published January 31 in the ...

Vestigial human ear muscles react to sounds even if the external ear does not move. This could be used to build better earing aids. If you hear something interesting, you might prick up your ears ...

Our auricular muscles are vestigial, remaining part of our bodies while losing their function – moving the pinna, the outer ear – as evolution took its course.“The exact reason these became ...

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.

A “useless” muscle that allows some people to wiggle their ears actually activates when we strain to hear something. Our ape ancestors lost the ability to pivot their ears when they diverged ...

It’s caused by a spasm in the tiny muscles in your ear. Either your stapedius or your tensor tympani muscle will shake. This causes your eardrum to vibrate. You hear a crackling, ...

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.

A muscle that 'perks' the ear could hold clues to make better hearing aids By Nell Greenfieldboyce Published January 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM EST ...

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.