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Wow! I did not know nobody could do it. I am personally more impressed by people who can move their earlobe I can't do this but I. can change my pupil size. I j
by zfxfr 5y ago
Wow! I did not know nobody could do it. I am personally more impressed by people who can move their earlobe I can't do this but I. can change my pupil size. I just somehow imagine looking farther when in front of a mirror.
- finnh 5y agoI never thought my my ability to move my ears as "impressive", thanks! FWIW the muscle that surrounds the ear from behind is under direct control for me, like any other muscle. I can move the ears independently of one another. But i sure can't raise the quizzical eyebrow over my right eye, despite being able to with my left. Funny how your nervous system can have something so dialed on one side but ghosts the other.
- dec0dedab0de 5y agoWhen I was first figuring out how to move my ears as a kid it was all one motion with moving my scalp. I just thought it felt neat, and I was doing it all the time. Then I did it while getting a haircut and the lady freaked out because my hair was just moving back and forth, she made me do it for all the employees. I later figured out how to just move the ears, and would try to control them separately, but never got that working. I feel like I just dug up a 30 year old feature request.
- w7 5y agoI believe that would be one of the "indirect methods" that's known and described in the articles as "mental effort". Apparently the person described in the article can do it without indirect methods, and also "feel" the muscles involved. From what's described it's almost as natural as moving an arm for them.