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How human brain donations could help prevent suicide
Published: 25 October 2018
How human brain donations could help prevent suicide
What鈥檚 happening inside the brain when people can鈥檛 see through their suffering? The answer may lie inside a Montreal brain bank
National Post Staff - Updated: October 16, 2018
The brain remains the most enigmatic organ in the human body. Today in Canada, approximately 11 people will end their lives by suicide. What鈥檚 happening inside the brain when people can鈥檛 see through their suffering to the point they want to die? The answer may lie inside a Montreal brain bank, where the brains of 400 people who died by suicide are stored.