• Making a lasting impact with The Brain Donor Project’s Tish Hevel

  • May 16 2024
  • Length: 48 mins
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Making a lasting impact with The Brain Donor Project’s Tish Hevel

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  • In this week’s episode Brain & Life Podcast co-host Dr. Katy Peters is joined by Tish Hevel, founder and CEO of The Brain Donor Project. Tish discusses her father’s journey with Lewy Body dementia, the importance of brain donation, and how braindonorproject.org makes the process easier for everyone considering this option. Dr. Peters is then joined by Dr. Ann McKee, board-certified neurologist and neuropathologist at Boston University and founder of the UNITE (VA-BU-CLF) brain bank. Dr. McKee explains how brain banks work, how to become a donor, and the types of things that can be learned from studying brains.

    Additional Resources

    The Brain Donor Project

    UNITE Brain Bank

    These Sisters Help Families Donate Brains to Science

    Repetitive Head Impacts Sustained Through Contact Sports Linked to Lewy Body Disease

    How Sports Neurologists Protect Football Players’ Brains

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    Social Media:

    Guests: Tish Hevel @braindonorproject; Dr. Ann McKee @bu_cte

    Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Katy Peters @KatyPetersMDPhD
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