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The Thalamus and Migraine at AHS »
Yesterday, The 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society started. The day went great. The afternoon talks focused on the role of the thalamus (an area of the brain) in migraine. It was a fascinating afternoon. The thalamus is an area of the brain that you might think of as a relay center and an area where inputs from...
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