Role of the prefrontal cortex in pain processing

WY Ong, CS Stohler, DR Herr - Molecular neurobiology, 2019 - Springer
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is not only important in executive functions, but also pain
processing. The latter is dependent on its connections to other areas of the cerebral …

Structural and functional brain changes in migraine

S Ashina, E Bentivegna, P Martelletti… - Pain and therapy, 2021 - Springer
Migraine is a prevalent primary headache disorder and is usually considered as benign.
However, structural and functional changes in the brain of individuals with migraine have …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging in migraine: A systematic review

S Schramm, C Börner, M Reichert, T Baum… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Migraine is a highly prevalent primary headache disorder. Despite a high
burden of disease, key disease mechanisms are not entirely understood. Functional …

Mapping migraine to a common brain network

MJ Burke, J Joutsa, AL Cohen, L Soussand, D Cooke… - Brain, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Inconsistent findings from migraine neuroimaging studies have limited attempts to localize
migraine symptomatology. Novel brain network mapping techniques offer a new approach …

Insights into migraine attacks from neuroimaging

R Messina, MA Rocca, PJ Goadsby… - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Migraine is one of the most common neurological diseases and it has a huge social and
personal impact. Although head pain is the core symptom, individuals with migraine can …

Headache in people with epilepsy

PR Bauer, EA Tolner, MR Keezer, MD Ferrari… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Epidemiological estimates indicate that individuals with epilepsy are more likely to
experience headaches, including migraine, than individuals without epilepsy. Headaches …

Migraine as an allostatic reset triggered by unresolved interoceptive prediction errors

W Sedley, S Kumar, S Jones, A Levy, K Friston… - Neuroscience & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Until now, a satisfying account of the cause and purpose of migraine has remained elusive.
We explain migraine within the frameworks of allostasis (the situationally-flexible, forward …

Current understanding of cortical structure and function in migraine

EA Tolner, SP Chen, K Eikermann-Haerter - Cephalalgia, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To review and discuss the literature on the role of cortical structure and function in
migraine. Discussion Structural and functional findings suggest that changes in cortical …

[HTML][HTML] Migraine attacks as a result of hypothalamic loss of control

A Stankewitz, L Keidel, M Rehm, S Irving… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2021 - Elsevier
Migraine is a complex neurological disorder affecting approximately 12% of the population.
The pathophysiology is not yet fully understood, however the clinical features of the disease …

Brain functional connectivity in headache disorders: a narrative review of MRI investigations

CD Chong, TJ Schwedt… - Journal of Cerebral Blood …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is used to interrogate the
functional connectivity and network organization amongst brain regions. Functional …