ArticleInternational journal of biomedical science : IJBS2010
The efferent system or olivocochlear function bundle - fine regulator and protector of hearing perception.
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- Migraine impairs the auditory protective mechanism: a potential biomarker.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Enhances CaThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2025Article
- ATP-gated P2x7 receptors express at type II auditory nerves and required for efferent hearing control and noise protection.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Appraising the Sonic Environment: A Conceptual Framework for Perceptual, Computational, and Cognitive Requirements.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Cholinergic modulation in the vertebrate auditory pathway.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2024Review
- Conserved features of eye movement related eardrum oscillations (EMREOs) across humans and monkeys.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Article
- Effect of Contralateral Acoustic Stimulation on Temporal Processing Abilities in Individuals with Normal Hearing.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Electrical signaling in cochlear efferents is driven by an intrinsic neuronal oscillator.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Amplification of input differences by dynamic heterogeneity in the spiral ganglion.Journal of neurophysiology · 2022Article
- Direct Cochlear Recordings in Humans Show a Theta Rhythmic Modulation of Auditory Nerve Activity by Selective Attention.The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience · 2022Article
- Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions and Their Suppression as Predictors of Peripheral Auditory Damage in Migraine: A Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Efferent feedback controls bilateral auditory spontaneous activity.Nature communications · 2021Article
- Olivocochlear Changes Associated With Aging Predominantly Affect the Medial Olivocochlear System.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Multiple Sources of Cholinergic Input to the Superior Olivary Complex.Frontiers in neural circuits · 2021Article
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- LAMP5 in presynaptic inhibitory terminals in the hindbrain and spinal cord: a role in startle response and auditory processing.Molecular brain · 2019Article
- Top-Down Auditory Plasticity: Acceptable Noise Level Predicts and Reflects the Effect of Perceptual Learning in Experience-Induced Plasticity.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2019Article
- Olivocochlear Efferents in Animals and Humans: From Anatomy to Clinical Relevance.Frontiers in neurology · 2018Review
- Optimization of 3D-Visualization of Micro-Anatomical Structures of the Human Inner Ear in Osmium Tetroxide Contrast Enhanced Micro-CT Scans.Frontiers in neuroanatomy · 2018Article
- Functional Interplay Between the Putative Measures of Rostral and Caudal Efferent Regulation of Speech Perception in Noise.Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology : JARO · 2017Article
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Abstract
The efferent system of the ear possesses several distinct functions, in particular noise protection, mediation of selective attention and improvement of signal to noise ratio. It also supports adaptation and frequency selectivity by modification of the micromechanical properties of outer hair cells. There are many differences in anatomy and physiology between the medial and lateral olivocochlear system suggesting that they are functionally separate systems. The efferent system is affected by inner ear stressors, e.g. noise, ototoxic drugs, and might play a key role in tinnitus generation and maintenance. The anatomy, physiology and its realtionships to inner ear pathologies are discussed in this review article.
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