The medial olivocochlear reflex strength is modulated during a visual working memory task

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 125; no. 6; pp. 2309 - 2321
• Main Authors: Marcenaro, Bruno, Leiva, Alexis, Dragicevic, Constantino, López, Vladimir, Delano, Paul H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2021
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Adult; Auditory Perception - physiology; Cochlea - physiology; Cochlear Nucleus - physiology; Efferent Pathways - physiology; Electroencephalography; Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology; Female; Hearing - physiology; Humans; Male; Memory, Short-Term - physiology; Reflex - physiology; Superior Olivary Complex - physiology; Visual Perception - physiology; Young Adult; cochlea; corticofugal; olivocochlear; auditory efferent; working memory

The auditory efferent system has been proposed to function as a biological filter of cochlear responses during selective attention. Here, we recorded electroencephalographic activity and otoacoustic emissions in response to auditory distractors during a visual working memory task in humans. We found...