Olivocochlear efferents: Their action, effects, measurement and uses, and the impact of the new conception of cochlear mechanical responses

JJ Guinan Jr - Hearing research, 2018 - Elsevier
The anatomy and physiology of olivocochlear (OC) efferents are reviewed. To help interpret
these, recent advances in cochlear mechanics are also reviewed. Lateral OC (LOC) …

The role of the medial olivocochlear reflex in psychophysical masking and intensity resolution in humans: a review

SG Jennings - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
This review addresses the putative role of the medial olivocochlear (MOC) reflex in
psychophysical masking and intensity resolution in humans. A framework for interpreting …

Efferent inhibition strength is a physiological correlate of hyperacusis in children with autism spectrum disorder

US Wilson, KM Sadler, KE Hancock… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that is poorly understood. ASD
can influence communication, social interaction, and behavior. Children with ASD often …

Otoacoustic-emission-based medial-olivocochlear reflex assays for humans

L Marshall, JA Lapsley Miller, JJ Guinan… - The Journal of the …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Otoacoustic emission (OAE) tests of the medial-olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) in humans
were assessed for viability as clinical assays. Two reflection-source OAEs [TEOAEs …

Within-and across-subject variability of repeated measurements of medial olivocochlear-induced changes in transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions

IB Mertes, SS Goodman - Ear and Hearing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Measurement of changes in transient-evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs)
caused by activation of the medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) may have clinical …

Auditory brainstem mechanisms likely compensate for self-imposed peripheral inhibition

S Boothalingam, A Peterson, L Powell, V Easwar - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Feedback networks in the brain regulate downstream auditory function as peripheral as the
cochlea. However, the upstream neural consequences of this peripheral regulation are less …

Middle ear muscle and medial olivocochlear activity inferred from individual human ears via cochlear potentials

SG Jennings, ES Aviles - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The peripheral auditory system is influenced by the medial olivocochlear (MOC) and middle
ear muscle (MEM) reflexes. When elicited by contralateral acoustic stimulation (CAS), these …

Olivocochlear efferent activity is associated with the slope of the psychometric function of speech recognition in noise

IB Mertes, EC Wilbanks, MR Leek - Ear and hearing, 2018 - journals.lww.com
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 …

A time-course-based estimation of the human medial olivocochlear reflex function using clicks

S Boothalingam, SS Goodman, H MacCrae… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The auditory efferent system, especially the medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR), is
implicated in both typical auditory processing and in auditory disorders in animal models …

Click evoked middle ear muscle reflex: Spectral and temporal aspects

S Boothalingam, SS Goodman - The Journal of the Acoustical Society …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
This study describes a time series-based method of middle ear muscle reflex (MEMR)
detection using bilateral clicks. Although many methods can detect changes in the …