One of the more intriguing aspects of bird anatomy is their ears, or rather, the lack of visible ear structures. Unlike ...

Knowing that both the gills and the pinnae arise from similar cellular sources in early embryos — paired structures called pharyngeal arches (Fig. 1a), the authors proposed that the pharyngeal ...

The pinnae of mice and rats are generally large enough to punch/notch after 2 weeks of age. Figure 2: (a) Ear punching/notching is a semi-permanent to permanent rodent identification method.

Assistant editor Cassie Packard on confronting the toxicity that permeates our environments, bodies and lifestyles ...

Recently, electromyographic (EMG) signals of auricular muscles have been shown to be an indicator of spatial auditory attention in humans, based on a vestigial pinna-orienting system. Because spatial ...

Tinnitus is the phantom perception of sound that has no external source. A neurological signature of tinnitus, and the frequently associated hyperacusis, is an imbalance between excitatory and ...

The coolest part of this feature? The pinnae can move independently of one another and almost completely behind their head. Yep, 180 degrees rotation—and that’s thanks to the collective work ...

A) Array comparative genomic hybridization analysis showing amplification of the 15q11.1-15q13.2 chromosomal region (10 Mb; 20,190,682-30,367,656; Build 37/Hg19). B) Partial G-banding: ideogram and ...