Brain & Nervous System

Cleveland Clinic and The Cleveland Orchestra will present a symposium called Music and the Brain Aug.16 in Salzburg, Austria. The program will convene experts from Cleveland and around the world to examine the intersection of music and neuroscience, the impact of music on health, disease and the social implications of the music-brain connection. The international [...]

Some people who have problems reading quickly appear to have abnormalities in the white matter of their brains. Researchers say these findings provide a model to better understand ways in which the brain may have developed differently in people with learning disabilities. For the study, researchers tested the reading and cognitive abilities of 30 adults, [...]

Two hormone-like compounds linked to the consumption of soy-based foods can cause irreversible changes in the structure of the brain, resulting in early-onset puberty and symptoms of advanced menopause in research animals, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University. The study is a breakthrough in determining how these compounds can [...]

Decisions pertaining to endovascular treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) require complete information with respect to the clinical circumstances and the imaging characteristics including the angioarchitecture of the AVM as well as the brain. With these factors in mind a clinico-morphological analysis can be made to formulate the best plan for therapy, which might include [...]