Migraines are PAINFUL! And neuroscience speaking - super cool and complicated. It involves your blood vessels constricting and dilating and your brain going haywire and spreading a wave of neuron depression across your entire cortex.
Sound interesting? Come and take a listen to learn a little bit more about what happens in your brain!
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