Expectations concerning the timing of a stimulus enhance attention at the time at which the
event occurs, which confers significant sensory and behavioral benefits. Herein, we show …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the repeatability of a fine-resolution,
distortion product otoacoustic emission (DPOAE)–based assay of the medial olivocochlear …

Objective The medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex provides efferent feedback from the
brainstem to cochlear outer hair cells. Physiologic studies have demonstrated that the MOC …

In parallel with the auditory afferent system, the auditory efferent system is active in all parts
of the auditory pathways from auditory cortex to the cochlea. The auditory efferent system …

Auditory sensation is often thought of as a bottom-up process, yet the brain exerts top-down
control to affect how and what we hear. We report the discovery that the magnitude of top …

Results Cronbach's alpha was calculated having poor reliability (α≤ 0.7) of contralateral
inhibition of DPOAEs in both intra-session and inter-session conditions for most of the tested …

The medial olivocochlear (MOC) system is thought to be responsible for modulation of
peripheral hearing through descending (efferent) pathways. This study investigates the …

Contralateral noise inhibits the amplitudes of cochlear and neural responses. These
measures may hold potential diagnostic utility. The medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex …

Purpose Understanding speech often involves processing input from multiple modalities.
The availability of visual information may make auditory input less critical for …

The hearing system, also called also the auditory system, consists of the outer ear, middle
ear, inner ear, and central auditory nervous system. The overall function of the hearing …