Miami doctors hope this holiday season, people will think about giving them a piece of their mind. Well actually, all of it.
They want your brain. But before you go running for the cops or the “how to stop zombies” manual, know that donating your brain is for a good cause.
The Florida Brain Bank, located on Miami Beach, uses brains to better analyze the effects and signs of diseases like Alzheimer's, other forms of dementia, Parkinson’s disease and brain tumors.
“There are many different causes of memory loss and dementia and we are correct about 80 to 85 per cent of the time, even with the best technology,” said Dr. Ranjan Duara, a director of Alzheimer's research at Mount Sinai Medical Center. “The only way we can find out is to look at the actual pathology of the brain.”
But brains, as many daters in Miami would know, can be hard to come by.
Only about 50 brains are donated throughout the state annually and while it might sound creepy, your brain can be a terrible thing to waste if not in the hands of doctors.
Miami resident Nena Bravo, 67, was recently treated for a brain tumor and her husband was diagnosed with Alzheimer's 10 years ago. She has decided to donate their brains to science.
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“If I can help someone not to go through what I’m going through with my husband,” Bravo said. “To see him go away little by little everyday.”
To learn more on how to donate your think tank, check out the Florida Brain Bank website here.
