The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center

A centralized repository for the collection and distribution of human brain specimens to advance research on neurological, neurodevelopmental, and psychiatric disorders. By facilitating brain donations from across the United States, the HBTRC provides invaluable tissue samples to investigators worldwide, contributing significantly to our understanding of various brain conditions. The center emphasizes that brain donation is a profound gift of knowledge, hope, and compassion, fostering collaboration between donors, their families, and researchers to benefit present and future generations.