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Thank you for your consideration in the Center for Healthy Aging Brain Bank Donation Program. Save your brain for the future.

To potential Brain Donors and Legal Decision Makers, please complete the Brain Bank Inquiry Form with preliminary information. Our Brain Bank Coordinator will contact you to discuss participation in our donor program.

** Effective Friday, 3/20/2020: Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Brain Bank staff will be following social distancing measures being implemented on the UNT Health Science Center campus by telecommunicating. We are continuing the enrollment of new donors. We apologize for any delays in enrollment or communication**

Donors: It is very important to discuss your decision to donate with your next of kin as they will be asked for their consent to proceed with the donation after your death and will be instrumental in assuring a successful donation. Involving your family may help them better remember your intentions to donate. Your physician and/or psychiatrist should be aware of your decision, as well. All of these individuals can help you address concerns, complete the donation forms, and ensure your wishes will be respected.

Brain Bank Inquiry Form

  • Thank you for your consideration in the Center for Healthy Aging Brain Bank Donation Program, save your brain for the future. To Brain Donors and Legal Decision Makers interested in more information Brain Bank and donor enrollment, please complete the Brain Bank Inquiry Form. The Brain Bank Coordinator will contact you to discuss participation in the Brain Bank enrollment program and answer any questions.

  • Project # 2007-122: Development of a Brain Bank dedicated to the acquisition and ordered complication of human tissue for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disorder

    The Brain Bank's research aids researchers in the advancement of knowledge and understanding of brain aging and aging -related neurodegenerative diseases. To determine the features of human brain disorders, the study of human brains is of great importance. Through donations of interested donors, the Brain Bank serves as a repository of brain tissue from donors who are diagnosed with neurodegenerative disease, including but not limited to Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson’s diseases, stroke, vascular cognitive impairment, as well as those who are free of neurological disorder. The gratitude of the Center for Healthy Aging to those who donated their brains to research cannot be overstated. It is through analysis of such tissue that our researchers will develop a better understanding of the cellular and molecular changes that occur in neurodegenerative diseases and provide insight into the development of new diagnostic methods and therapeutic strategies.

This page was last modified on May 9, 2023