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How human brain donations could help prevent suicide
How human brain donations could help prevent suicide
What’s happening inside the brain when people can’t 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’s happening inside the brain when people can’t 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.