Misophonia: When sounds really do make you "crazy"
This Harvard Medical School blog post explores what misophonia is, what causes it, and the brain science behind it.
CMER in the News
Evaluation of selective attention in patients with misophonia
Research study characterizing a sample of misophonic subjects and comparing it with two control groups, one with tinnitus individuals (without misophonia) and the other with asymptomatic individuals (without misophonia and without tinnitus), regarding the selective attention.
Hatred of sound, or misophonia: triggers, treatments and the noises that can make you want to hurt your family
Pen clicking, throat clearing, nail clipping – these are just some of the sounds that are like a red rag to a bull for misophonia sufferers. One psychologist says it could be because the brain misinterprets certain auditory stimuli and experiences it as toxic or dangerous.
Misophonia is associated with altered brain activity in the auditory cortex and salience network
Results from a study led by Arjan Schröder demonstrate that audiovisual stimuli trigger anger and physiological arousal in patients with misophonia, associated with activation of the auditory cortex and salience network.
Emotional and Cognitive Characteristics of Misophonia
Research study by Mercede Erfanian and Romke Rouw.
Hatred of sounds should be recognised as psychiatric condition, say psychologists
Misophonia is far more than simply disliking sounds. For many sufferers, the condition can have such a negative effect that they consider taking their own lives. Article in The Independent.
What is Happening with Misophonia Research?
In this Psychology Today blog post, Dr. Jennifer Brout discusses three new studies led by researchers at the Misophonia and Emotion Program at Duke.