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Spectral modification cut trigger aversiveness while temporal changes did not, implicating spectral cues averaged over ~250 ms in misophonic triggers.

in a 2024 paper looking at the impact spectral and temporal modification of trigger and neutrals sounds impacts aversiveness, the authors found that spectral modification significantly reduced aversiveness of trigger sounds compared to temporally modified and unmodified sounds. this finding, taken with the lack of effect of temporal modification of 25-ms within 250ms radius on aversiveness, the authors suggest that spectral information averaged over 250ms is important for triggers in Misophonia. (Kazazis et al., 2024)

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