Auditory dynamic range adapts moment-to-moment via reflexive efferent state

Evidence

This suggests that auditory sensitivity and dynamic range could be dynamically and adaptively varying during natural, binaural listening depending on the state of activation of MOC efferents. The roles of the MOC reflex (MOCR) in hearing remain controversial (Guinan 2006 , 2010 ). — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1939

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Dijk, Pim van, Physiology, Psychoacoustics and…, 1939