A moving story about Alzheimer’s, beautifully illustrated with charcoal drawings, set to a jazz song.

Mixed with Sia’s “Breathe Me,” an eighth grader shares his story of bullying, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, ending on a touching, hopeful note. Viral video.

A slick, nicely produced, and funny music video about neuromarketing.

Beautifully eloquent a capella rap about how it really feels to be suicidal, with encouragement to go on. A vividly poetic and compelling performance, so good it’s gone viral.

A cognitive psychologist (and former rock star) describes an experiment on the expressiveness of music and how musicians use variations in timing and loudness to convey emotion.

Musicians performing under stress.

A pianist with Tourette’s searches for the source of his creativity.

The nature of music and how it affects the brain, across cultures.

Art and science converge as David Byrne and Daniel Levitin talk about music and cognition in a SEED Salon.

Oliver Sacks on music and the brain.