New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study from Aarhus University and the University of Oxford, your brain doesn't just hear it-it ...

Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The ...