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Man who died at 110 was ‘always inquisitive.’ Now scientists will study his brain.

Tish Hevel, CEO of the Brain Donor Project, said that while it’s useful for scientists to study brains of people who’ve suffered from Parkinson’sAlzheimer’sCTE and other neurodegenerative conditions, healthy brains are necessary, too. And Mr. Markoff’s 110-year-old-brain is a tremendous gift to science.

Read the USA TODAY article.

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