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A supersensitised brain connection has been identified in people who suffer from misophonia, an extreme reaction to trigger sounds.
For the first time, researchers led by Newcastle University, have discovered increased connectivity in the brain between the auditory cortex and the motor control areas related to the face, mouth and throat.
Publishing today, in the
Journal of Neuroscience, lead author Dr Sukhbinder Kumar, Newcastle University Research Fellow in the Biosciences Institute said: Our findings indicate that for people with misophonia there is abnormal communication between the auditory and motor brain regions - you could describe it as a supersensitised connection .