Brain Banks
Neurological Foundation of New Zealand Human Brain Bank
Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland
Contact: Co-Director Dr Maurice Curtis
Phone: 64 09 923 6702 0508 BRAINS (272 467)
E-mail: brainbank@auckland.ac.nz
Phone: 64 09 923 6702 0508 BRAINS (272 467)
E-mail: brainbank@auckland.ac.nz
The brain bank houses one of the most extensive collections of human brain tissue in the southern hemisphere, comprising nine different neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), epilepsy and schizophrenia. The bank also contains more than 70 normal brains.