Misophonia: Role of mirroring
Misophonia is a condition where people have extreme distress towards everyday bodily sounds like eating, chewing, breathing etc which are called trigger sounds. This causes the sufferers to avoid social situations like eating out in restaurants, going to the movies (due to popcorn munching) and thus they experience loneliness and isolation even within their home. A good overview of the problems faced by the sufferers is provided in the very popular Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast (watch out for trigger sounds in this episode). Here, I am summarizing the findings of my research which was just published [1] recently that investigated the brain basis (neuropathophysiology) underlying this condition.