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In a 2023 study, Abramovitch et al. conducted the first comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of misophonia under “cold” cognitive conditions (i.e., without trigger exposure) to examine its cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates. Despite administering a broad test battery, they found no significant group differences in executive function, working memory, attention, or non-verbal memory. The only deficits observed in the misophonia group were modest impairments in verbal memory retrieval—specifically on CVLT short-delay recall and semantic fluency tasks. Within-group analyses revealed that attention lapses and impulsivity correlated with misophonia severity, and comorbidities such as ADHD and OCD were numerically elevated, though not statistically significant. Functionally, the misophonia group reported greater difficulties in chores, money management, and driving, though scores remained below clinical thresholds. The authors concluded that misophonia is not associated with global cognitive impairment but may involve subtle verbal memory deficits and elevated emotional impulsivity. They advocate for future research using “hot” cognition paradigms to assess functioning during symptom provocation.(Abramovitch et al., 2023)

focusing on the cold cognition aspect (Cognition Note)

Abramovich 2023 findings on cold cognition in Misophonia

In a 2023 study, Abramovitch et al. conducted the first comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of misophonia under “cold” cognitive conditions (i.e., without trigger exposure) to examine its cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates. Despite administering a broad test battery, they found no significant group differences in executive function, working memory, attention, or non-verbal memory. The only deficits observed in the misophonia group were modest impairments in verbal memory retrieval—specifically on CVLT short-delay recall and semantic fluency tasks. The authors concluded that misophonia is not associated with global cognitive impairment but may involve subtle verbal memory deficits and elevated emotional impulsivity (Abramovitch et al., 2023).

focusing on comorbidities ( relations to other disorders note )

In a 2023 study, Abramovitch et al. conducted the first comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of misophonia under “cold” cognitive conditions (i.e., without trigger exposure) to examine its cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates. Within-group analyses revealed that attention lapses and impulsivity correlated with misophonia severity, and comorbidities such as ADHD and OCD were numerically elevated, though not statistically significant (Abramovitch et al., 2023).

Focusing on traits stuff (traits Note)

In a 2023 study, Abramovitch et al. conducted the first comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of misophonia under “cold” cognitive conditions (i.e., without trigger exposure) to examine its cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates. Within-group analyses revealed that attention lapses and impulsivity correlated with misophonia severity, and comorbidities such as ADHD and OCD were numerically elevated, though not statistically significant. Functionally, the misophonia group reported greater difficulties in chores, money management, and driving, though scores remained below clinical thresholds. The authors concluded that misophonia is not associated with global cognitive impairment but may involve subtle verbal memory deficits and elevated emotional impulsivity (Abramovitch et al., 2023).

Focusing on future directions (future directions note)

employ hot (triggering) cognitive tasks to assess Misophonia

In a 2023 study, Abramovitch et al. conducted the first comprehensive neuropsychological assessment of misophonia under “cold” cognitive conditions (i.e., without trigger exposure) to examine its cognitive, clinical, and functional correlates. finding no evidence that misophonia is associated with global cognitive impairment, but may involve subtle verbal memory deficits and elevated emotional impulsivity, the authors suggested future research using “hot” cognition paradigms to assess functioning during symptom provocation (Abramovitch et al., 2023).