Klaus Podoll, MD, is a senior physician at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the University Hospital Aachen at RWTH Aachen University. He has written and coauthored numerous medical articles, book chapters, and two books on Migraine Art. Coeditor in chief of the Migraine Aura Foundation Web site, his current scientific interests focus on the neuropsychology and neuroesthetics of
migraine auras, including the rare variety of persistent aura.
Derek Robinson founded the Migraine Art concept in 1973. Between 1980 and 1987 he organized four national Migraine Art competitions sponsored by the Migraine Action Association (formerly known as the British Migraine Association) and Boehringer Ingelheim UK Limited. Until his death in 2001 he was the curator of the Migraine Art collection. He was also the coauthor of numerous medical articles and one book on Migraine Art.
