VOICED : Belgica recibe la mayor coleccion de cerebros del mundo

In Belgium, a psychiatric hospital houses the world's largest collection of nearly 3,000 human brains, collected from patients with mental illnesses, epilepsy, Alzheimer's, and even boxers. This collection, started in 1951 by a British doctor, was transferred from London due to storage issues. It offers a unique opportunity to study psychiatric disorders without the influence of medication, as the brains were collected before the widespread use of pharmaceuticals. Researchers aim to explore the role of brain inflammation in psychiatric disorders. The collection's significance is heightened by the difficulty of obtaining brain tissue for study.

¿Por qué es difícil obtener tejido real de pacientes en Bélgica actualmente?

¿Qué se espera descubrir sobre la inflamación en el cerebro y su relación con los desórdenes psiquiátricos?