Mayor Gérald Tremblay visits the Douglas Institute

Brain donation: Key to mental illness diagnosis and treatment

Shortage of brains - Brain donation is essential to research in schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s Disease and multiple sclerosis.

Will the donors' family receive a copy of the research results from the studies in which the donor's tissue was used?

What precautions does the Brain Bank take to protect the donor identity?

Where do the human tissue samples come from?

Why use human tissue samples?