post mortem

Question 1

why are postmortems used?

Answer 1

find neural reasons for behaviours of an individual while they were alive

Question 2

what can postmortems ‘find out’ about illnesses and the brain?

Answer 2

how illnesses attack the brain

Question 3

what is an example of an illness that attacks the brain?

Answer 3

CTE- chronic traumatic encephalopathy

neurodegenerative disease linked to repeated trauma to the head