This protocol describes a method to track individual brain-aging trajectories through a brain donation program and proper characterization of brains. Brain donors are involved in a long-term longitudinal study including serial multi-dimensional assessments. The protocol contains a detailed description of brain processing and an accurate diagnostic methodology.
Poloni, T. E., Medici, V., Carlos, A. F., Davin, A., Ceretti, A., Mangieri, M., Cassini, P., Vaccaro, R., Zaccaria, D., Abbondanza, S., Bordoni, M., Fantini, V., Fogato, E., Cereda, C., Ceroni, M., Guaita, A. Abbiategrasso Brain Bank Protocol for Collecting, Processing and Characterizing Aging Brains. J. Vis. Exp. (160), e60296, doi:10.3791/60296 (2020).