Neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Pick’s disease, Parkinson’s disease dementia and related disorders are increasingly common as our population ages. Currently these diseases have no cure to stop the progression of the disease.

Brain donation is critically important to learn more about these diseases to hopefully find a cure, someday.  Experiments that harness post-mortem brain tissue are among the the most powerful methods to understand how to treat and eliminate these brain disorders.  While some progress has been made in understanding these dementias, there are still many unanswered questions to be addressed about what changes they cause to the cells and molecules in the brain.

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Today, powerful new technologies (e.g. genetic analysis, imaging modalities) allow researchers to examine molecular changes in psychiatric, neurodevelopmental, and neurodegenerative disorders that were previously undetectable, offering tremendous opportunities for research using human brain tissue.

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Participation will help researchers to better understand neuropathology of brain injuries, symptoms, progression of dementia and potential risk factors. The hopes of people affected by brain diseases rest on the discoveries made possible by tissue donation, which gives an opportunity to individuals to help find a cure for brain diseases for the future generations.