La Presse visited the Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank during suicide prévention week 2014 and produced a news video. Here is a description of the video (in French only) :
Brain banks. The work they do is not widely publicized — most people who consider signing donor cards think along the lines of organs such as the hearts and kidneys for transplant — but it's crucial for many researchers trying to understand the causes and characteristics of myriad diseases.
The Douglas - Bell Canada Brain Bank is supported by:
AutismBrainNet
The Douglas Bell Canada Brain Bank is part of Autism BrainNet, an organization that promotes innovative, high-quality research on postmortem brain tissue with the goal of improving the understanding of the biological causes of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental conditions.
More information about this and how to contribute is available here
