Standardizing an Audio-Visual Database of Misophonic Triggers
School Name
South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics
Grade Level
12th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology
Presentation Type
Mentored
Abstract
Misophonia is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli. These sounds (e.g., chewing or scratching), also known as misophonic triggers, cause emotional distress, such as extreme irritation, anger, disgust, or anxiety to people with this condition. To study the mechanism underlying misophonic responses, specific trigger stimuli is required to evoke responses/reactions from participants in lab environments; however, with such high diversity in trigger categories/sources and the time-consuming nature of data organization, few attempts have been made at making a trigger database. Furthermore, past literature mainly focused on studying the acoustic aspect of misophonia, disregarding the visual association component of triggers. Our lab aims to create a public audio-visual database with diverse triggers. We are developing this goal by standardizing the video files and altering their viability and physical properties. One must understand what is happening in the video, and the trigger in the video must potentially provoke someone with misophonia. Our audio-visual database of triggers will aid researchers studying misophonia and help those with misophonia looking to discover more about their triggers.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert, "Standardizing an Audio-Visual Database of Misophonic Triggers" (2025). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 56.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2025/all/56
Location
PENNY 304
Start Date
4-5-2025 9:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral Only
Group Project
No
Standardizing an Audio-Visual Database of Misophonic Triggers
PENNY 304
Misophonia is a disorder of decreased tolerance to specific sounds or their associated stimuli. These sounds (e.g., chewing or scratching), also known as misophonic triggers, cause emotional distress, such as extreme irritation, anger, disgust, or anxiety to people with this condition. To study the mechanism underlying misophonic responses, specific trigger stimuli is required to evoke responses/reactions from participants in lab environments; however, with such high diversity in trigger categories/sources and the time-consuming nature of data organization, few attempts have been made at making a trigger database. Furthermore, past literature mainly focused on studying the acoustic aspect of misophonia, disregarding the visual association component of triggers. Our lab aims to create a public audio-visual database with diverse triggers. We are developing this goal by standardizing the video files and altering their viability and physical properties. One must understand what is happening in the video, and the trigger in the video must potentially provoke someone with misophonia. Our audio-visual database of triggers will aid researchers studying misophonia and help those with misophonia looking to discover more about their triggers.
