All alumni and comparison participants will be given the opportunity to donate their brains at death. Brain tissue samples will be analyzed, and these results will be compared to the results of prior behavioural and brain imaging studies. The combination of brain imaging and behavioral data taken during life with examination of brain tissue at the time of death provides an unprecedented opportunity to assess factors related to brain health, brain disease, and aging. The analysis of brain tissue is conducted by Dr. Lili-Naz Hazrati, an expert in assessing brain pathology from tissue samples. Brain pathology will be conducted according to state-of-the-art techniques for assessing pathological factors related to brain disease including, but not limited to, chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
In order to further the medical understanding of brain health and/or aging, all professional hockey and University alumni, including those who choose to not participate in this research study, will be provided with the option of donating their brain for science at the time of death. If you are interested in donating your brain to science and you are not participating in this study, please contact Laryssa Levesque at (416) 785 2500 x3100 or llevesque@research.baycrest.org.
In order to further the medical understanding of brain health and/or aging, all professional hockey and University alumni, including those who choose to not participate in this research study, will be provided with the option of donating their brain for science at the time of death. If you are interested in donating your brain to science and you are not participating in this study, please contact Laryssa Levesque at (416) 785 2500 x3100 or llevesque@research.baycrest.org.