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

PHYSorg
Jan 31, 2025, 12:00 am241 pts
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.

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