Journal article
A social cognition perspective on misophonia
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences, Vol.379(1908), 20230257
08/26/2024
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2023.0257
PMCID: PMC11444241
PMID: 39005025
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Abstract
Misophonia is commonly classified by intense emotional reactions to common everyday sounds. The condition has an impact both on the mental health of its sufferers and societally. As yet, formal models on the basis of misophonia are in their infancy. Based on developing behavioural and neuroscientific research we are gaining a growing understanding of the phenomenology and empirical findings in misophonia, such as the importance of context, types of coping strategies used and the activation of particular brain regions. In this article, we argue for a model of misophonia that includes not only the sound but also the context within which sound is perceived and the emotional reaction triggered. We review the current behavioural and neuroimaging literature, which lends support to this idea. Based on the current evidence, we propose that misophonia should be understood within the broader context of social perception and cognition, and not restricted within the narrow domain of being a disorder of auditory processing. We discuss the evidence in support of this hypothesis, as well as the implications for potential treatment approaches. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Sensing and feeling: an integrative approach to sensory processing and emotional experience’.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A social cognition perspective on misophonia
- Creators
- Joel I. Berger - University of IowaPhillip E. Gander - University of IowaSukhbinder Kumar - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological sciences, Vol.379(1908), 20230257
- DOI
- 10.1098/rstb.2023.0257
- PMID
- 39005025
- PMCID
- PMC11444241
- NLM abbreviation
- Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
- ISSN
- 0962-8436
- eISSN
- 1471-2970
- Publisher
- The Royal Society; LONDON
- Grant note
No Statement AvailableDAS:This article has no additional data.
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 08/26/2024
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery; Otolaryngology; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984656542502771
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