The South West Dementia Brain Bank

A woman wearing a lab coat and green gloves in the South West Dementia Brain Bank.

The Brain Bank is based in the Learning and Research building at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, and contains brain tissue from more than 1300 donors.

John Charlesworth

John was a father to Diane, Robin and Alex and a grandfather to Scott and James. He was a kind, intelligent

Emma Richards – PhD Student, Visual Attention and Information Processing Speed in Vascular Dementia, University of Swansea

Emma Richards Visual Attention and Information Processing Speed in Vascular Dementia PhD Student: Swansea University Not all forms of dementia are primarily characterised by detrimental changes in memory. This is particularly the case for vascular dementia. Emma’s research has focused on determining the integrity of brain functions other than memory in vascular dementia and has…

Gideon Luke

Not so long ago, my father passed away after eight long hard years suffering dementia.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

A man and a woman are sat on a sofa and reading a piece of paper that they are both holding.

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) FTD is less common (about 2% of dementia cases), but is a significant cause of dementia in those under 65 years of age. FTD is sometimes called Pick’s disease or frontal lobe dementia. Nerve cells in the frontal and/or temporal lobes of the brain die and the pathways that connect them change.…