Unlearning Migraine

15% of the world's population suffers from migraine. Experts say that it is a genetic brain disease, of unclear origin, and irreversible. To alleviate the suffering and disability, they propose to lead an orderly life, identify and avoid triggers and put oneself in the hands of a neurologist, who will prescribe painkillers and sometimes preventive treatment.

Neurologist Arturo Goicoechea puts forward a novel and contrasting hypothesis, based on research in Neuroscience and Biology: migraine ...