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MMC Lead Expert Supreme Guru  |
 A study published in the November 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, indicates that people with Migraines have differences in part of the cortex, an area of the brain that helps process sensory information, including pain.The study found that part of the cortex area of the brain is thicker in people with Migraine than in people who do not have the neurological disease... Learn more about this important study in Cortex Area of Brain Thicker in People with Migraine..  Teri Robert Lead Expert, MyMigraineConnection terimmc@helpforheadaches.com
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I have been knowing for a long time that my brain is thicker than normal. I am smarter
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A couple doctors mention that on my MRI, my ventricals are wider than average & my parietal lobes (white matter) are thinner than average, although one doctor did mention that those issues aren't significant. There was no mention about my cortex. I also have sensory processing issues & AD/HD & hormonal stuff as well as migraines (sensory triggers are the worst), so it would make some sense that my cortex may be larger. However, if one doctor said my MRI was "unremarkable"- does that mean my cortex isn't bigger (and my parietal lobes are normal)? Also, my EEGs are abnormal, but so far, no seizures were caught recently.
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MMC Lead Expert Supreme Guru |
Alexandra,
If you haven't read the article, you might want to. It's not talking about the somatosensory cortex being "larger," but about clusters of spots where it's thicker. The brain can be a strange thing.
Teri Robert Lead Expert, MyMigraineConnection terimmc@helpforheadaches.com
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