Researchers find humans show ear muscle activity when focusing on listening, similar to animals.

Researchers at the University of Missouri discovered that humans exhibit electrical activity in their ear muscles when focusing on listening tasks, similar to how animals perk up their ears. In a study with 20 volunteers, electrodes recorded varying electrical activity depending on the listening effort. This could lead to new ways to measure listening effort and improve hearing aids by monitoring these muscle activities.

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