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What happens to your brain during a migraine - Marianne Schwarz

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A throbbing, pounding headache. Bright zigzagging lines across your field of vision. Sensitivity to light, lingering fatigue, disrupted sleep. While an incapacitating headache is one of the most common symptoms, a migraine can include any of these experiences. So what exactly is a migraine? And what causes it? Marianne Schwarz explores what we know— and don't know— about this complex disorder.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Marianne Schwarz
Director
Bálint Gelley, CUB Animation Ltd.
Narrator
Alexandra Panzer
Storyboard Artist
Daniel Gray
Animator
Rebeka Király, Iván Tamás
Compositor
Iván Tamás
Art Director
Anna Tőkés
Music
József Iszlai
Sound Designer
József Iszlai
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Eden Girma

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