The mammalian cochlea receives feedback from the brainstem medial olivocochlear (MOC)
efferents, whose putative 'antimasking'function is to adjust cochlear amplification and …

The medial olivocochlear (MOC) bundle reduces the gain of the cochlear amplifier through
reflexive activation by sound. Physiological results indicate that MOC-induced reduction in …

One of the putative functions of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) system is to enhance signal
detection in noise. The objective of this study was to elucidate the role of the MOC system in …

Objectives: The medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent system can modify cochlear function to
improve sound detection in noise, but its role in speech perception in noise is unclear. The …

The medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferent system modifies cochlear output to aid signal
detection in noise, but the precise role of efferents in speech-in-noise understanding …

The medial olivocochlear efferent (MOC) system enhances signals in noise and helps
mediate auditory attention. Contralateral suppression (CS) of distortion product otoacoustic …

Cochlear outer hair cells (OHCs) are remarkable, mechanically-active receptors that
determine the exquisite sensitivity and frequency selectivity characteristic of the mammalian …

Human hearing sensitivity is easily compromised with overexposure to excessively loud
sounds, leading to permanent hearing damage. Consequently, finding activities and/or …

Loud sounds damage the cochlea, the auditory receptor organ, reducing hearing sensitivity.
Previous studies demonstrate that the centrifugal olivocochlear pathways can moderately …

Activation of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) efferents attenuates cochlear gain and reduces
the amplitudes of mechanical, electrical, and neural cochlear outputs. The functional roles of …