A new study published by the American Academy of Neurology reported that when researchers compared two dozen migraine patients to a dozen people who do not have migraines, they discovered differences in the somatosensory cortex -- the area of the brain that helps process information like pain.
"People who suffer from migraine have an increased thickness of the part of the brain that processes the sensation of the face and the head area," said Nouchine Hadjikhani, MD.
Doctors said they do not yet know if the migraine causes the increased cortex thickness or if the thickness is just an effect from suffering from a migraine. However, doctors said the findings suggest that migraine sufferers may need more aggressive medical treatment sooner.
18 percent of women and 6 percent of men have migraines.
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