Following a conversation in a crowded restaurant or at a lively party poses immense
perceptual challenges for some individuals with normal hearing thresholds. A number of …

Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing α9 subunits are essential for the auditory
function and have been implicated, along with α7-containing nicotinic receptors, as potential …

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 …

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 …

Perception of sounds involves excitatory as well as inhibitory activities. Inhibition occurs
throughout the auditory system, from the auditory cortex to the cochlea, and is predominantly …

The medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR), usually assessed by the inhibition of transiently
evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) with contralateral noise, is a very small effect. In …

Background: Coffee is a popular non-alcoholic beverage consumed by humans across the
world. It contains caffeine, which is a type of stimulant of the central nervous system. In the …

Introduction Several studies have shown that efferent pathways of the auditory system
improve perception of speech-in-noise. But, the majority of investigations assessing the role …

The medial olivocochlear system is an important system that mediates efferent control over
the outer hair cells of the cochlea (Boothalingam, Allan, Allen, & Purcell, 2019). It has been …