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New Study Pinpoints Why Sleep Is Often the Best Medicine
psychologytoday.com
Sleep regulates integrin activation and adhesion of antigen-specific T cells.This research suggests that misophonia, a recently emerging disorder relates to hyperactivation of the left and the right anterior insula cortex (AIC) to trigger sounds. The anterior insula (s) is the key structure in the salience network and this is clearly reactivity, so this makes sense. We should be able to quiet this down with neurofeedback (F5-F6). The bigger question to me is why this sudden symptomatic bloom? A form of reactivity almost unheard of (forgive the pun) ten years ago is today specific enough for a new diagnosis, hence new disease (!?) and common enough to get a piece on NPR. -SF
The Brain Basis for Misophonia
cell.com
Kumar et al. show that misophonia is associated with abnormal activation, functional connectivity, and structural changes in the brain and heightened autonomic responses of the body.This is a moving and hopeful video about the promise of neurofeedback for even the most seriously impacted men (in this case- but of course women and children too), traumatized, addicted, homeless, terrified and lost. Listen to what they have to say:The Salvation Army Bell Shelter in Los Angeles, CA, has implemented a new tool to help people get back on their feet: Neurofeedback. An emerging & non-invasi...