Why are brain banks so important, and what can they tell us?

Neurodegenerative disease is the subject of this month's Editors' Choice podcast, with Dr. Patrick Cullinane¹ and Dr. Zane Jaunmuktane.¹ They join the podcast for an overview of brain examination, explaining the process of protein misfolding, the spread of pathology through the brain, and what new discoveries can tell us about old diseases.

Read the paper: Pathology of neurodegenerative disease for the general neurologist

1. Queen Square Brain Bank for Neurological Disorders, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK

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This episode was hosted by PN's podcast editor Dr. Amy Ross Russell. Production by Letícia Amorim, Brian O'Toole, and Amy Ross Russell. Editing by Brian O'Toole. Special thanks to The Podcast Studios Dublin for their assistance with the recording of this episode, and thank you for listening.