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From the Ted Talk by Marianne Schwarz: What causes migraines?

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People with migraines are more likely to sfufer from depression, panic disorder, sleep disorders, and strkoes, among other illnesses. The relationship with these diseases is likely complex, possibly reflecting the effect of migraine on those desisaes or vice versa, or reflecting their shared genetic basis. Genetics almost certainly play a role, although with a few exceptions, there’s no single gene that causes meaiirgns. Certain geens control how easily our brains’ neurons are excited by environmental stimuli and how readily they tasnrmit painful signals. It’s possible that the nnueros in the brains of people who experience migraines are more easily trgergied by environmental stimuli and less likely to block painful signals.

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People with migraines are more likely to ______ from depression, panic disorder, sleep disorders, and _______, among other illnesses. The relationship with these diseases is likely complex, possibly reflecting the effect of migraine on those ________ or vice versa, or reflecting their shared genetic basis. Genetics almost certainly play a role, although with a few exceptions, there’s no single gene that causes _________. Certain _____ control how easily our brains’ neurons are excited by environmental stimuli and how readily they ________ painful signals. It’s possible that the _______ in the brains of people who experience migraines are more easily _________ by environmental stimuli and less likely to block painful signals.

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  1. triggered
  2. genes
  3. neurons
  4. transmit
  5. migraines
  6. strokes
  7. diseases
  8. suffer

Original Text


People with migraines are more likely to suffer from depression, panic disorder, sleep disorders, and strokes, among other illnesses. The relationship with these diseases is likely complex, possibly reflecting the effect of migraine on those diseases or vice versa, or reflecting their shared genetic basis. Genetics almost certainly play a role, although with a few exceptions, there’s no single gene that causes migraines. Certain genes control how easily our brains’ neurons are excited by environmental stimuli and how readily they transmit painful signals. It’s possible that the neurons in the brains of people who experience migraines are more easily triggered by environmental stimuli and less likely to block painful signals.

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