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My name's Katie Lecky and I'm an assistant commissioner for on demand music on BBC Sounds.

The BBC has an incredible musical heritage and culture and as a music lover, I love being part of that.

With music on sounds, we offer collections and mixes for everything, from workouts to

helping you nod off, boogie in your kitchen, or even just a moment of calm. And they're all

put together by people who know their stuff. So if you want some expertly curated music in your life,

check out BBC Sounds. This is Discovery from the BBC World Service. I'm

Jamal Khalili and in my series The Life Scientific, I get to talk to some of the extraordinary

men and women who are trying to understand our world and make it a better place. And my guest

today has really helped to achieve that for those that suffer from migraine.

I remember then myself as a young teenager curled up in bed with my head buried in a pillow.

This neurological condition is far more common than you might think.

While medications to help relieve the symptoms of migraine have been around for some time,

they haven't worked for everyone,

and the condition was poorly understood. Fast forward to today and to my guest, Peter Goadsby,

a true pioneer in the field. He is Professor of Neurology at King's College London's

Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, and internationally renowned in

the field of headache and migraine. Over the course of his career, he's not only unraveled

what happens in the brain during a migraine attack, his work is now benefiting patients

in the form of new treatments, some of which can even prevent its onset. In recognition of his

outstanding work, Peter shares this year's Brain Prize, the world's largest prize for brain

research, with three other scientists in the field. Professor Peter Goseby, welcome to the

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