BRAIN DONATIONS

Help future TBI survivors. Donate your brain to research.

If you, or a loved one, are interested in helping our research, you may consider brain donation. Signing up for tissue donation is one of the most significant ways to contribute to our ongoing effort to better understand traumatic brain injury. This is a very important and personal decision. Even if you have no known TBI history, your brain could be a very important part of a study known as a "control". Find the answers to some of the most commonly asked questions on our FAQ page. If you have any further queries, please get in touch with us through our contact page, or find your nearest brain bank donation site.

Some things to know about brain donation:

• Autopsy examination of the brain can either confirm or disprove a diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia. The results of this diagnostic evaluation will be shared with the family. Many families find that getting such diagnostic confirmation provides closure or resolution to the caregiving experience.

• After diagnostic examination has been completed, tissue will be made available to qualified researchers across our network to study the mechanisms underlying these devastating diseases. A single brain can make a tremendous impact by contributing to dozens of research studies.

• Human tissue is essential for the development of better treatments and clinical diagnostic tools. Brain donation provides a gift of hope to future generations.