In the basement of Uris Hall lies a small closet-sized space ominously introduced as the ‘brain room’. The rows of shelves holding over 60 human brains in glass jars lining the walls make up the ...

MIAMI - Doctors say tens of millions of Americans suffer from chronic brain diseases and disorders, but scientists in Europe hope the world's biggest brain bank filled with minds of the past will help ...

"The display of human brains, particularly those identified with particular individuals, evokes a variety of reactions; from horror, to distaste, to curiosity, to fascination." Experiencing this first ...

It was a stunning report from The Washington Post this summer: a collection of more than 250 human brains acquired by a Smithsonian museum back in the early 1900s. The Washington Post's Claire Healy ...

The neuroanatomical resources of the National Museum of Health and Medicine at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology date back to 1862. There are several collections, the most well-known of which is ...

When Claire Healy messaged an artist on Instagram for a potential feature story in early 2022, she had no idea the thread she would soon pull, or what she would unravel. What began as a meeting with ...

The Alabama Brain Collection (ABC) was developed at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), to be a resource in promoting brain tissue research in schizophrenia and related mental disorders. The ...