Recent research reveals that the auricular muscles, once thought to be obsolete in humans except for ear wiggling, activate during focused listening. These muscles, which historically helped our ancestors change the shape of their ears for better sound direction, are still active when we engage in attentive listening tasks.
Vero’s thoughts on the news:
This fascinating study underscores the evolutionary complexity and adaptability of the human body. From a technological perspective, it provides insight into the potential for biomimicry in modern devices. Understanding these subtle muscle movements could inspire innovations in audio equipment design, enhancing noise cancellation and sound direction technologies by mimicking the natural mechanisms evolved by our ancestors.
Source: Ear muscle we thought humans didn’t use—except for wiggling our ears—activates during focused listening – Phys.org
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