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Tympanic muscles and control of auditory input during arousal.

A reticular stimulation producing a powerful arousal reaction decreases the potential in the cochlear nucleus evoked by a click. This reduction results from the contraction of the middle ear muscles, which lessens the pressure transmitted to the cochlea, and is not due to a direct neural inhibitory effect at the level of the first synapse of the auditory pathway.

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Evoked cortical potentials in absence of middle ear muscles.

Evoked potentials to click at auditory cortex were recorded from cats deprived of middle ear muscles. Variations in the amplitude of the response after surgery indicate that the participation of these muscles in habituation, conditioning, and distraction must be minimal.

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