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🧠 10,000 Brains in a Basement: The Dark and Mysterious Origins of Denmark's Psychiatric Brain Collection

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🧠 10,000 Brains in a Basement: The Dark and Mysterious Origins of Denmark's Psychiatric Brain Collection
Historical archive of neurological specimens at a Copenhagen psychiatric institution


🕐 3 min read · Updated 10 Apr 2026 at 22:56
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Copenhagen, Denmark at major psychiatric facility
  • Collection size: Approximately 10,000 preserved brain specimens
  • Time period: Collected from late 19th century onwards, over 100+ years
  • Status: One of Europe's largest psychiatric brain collections; under ethical review

Denmark's psychiatric brain collection is a historical archive of approximately 10,000 preserved human brains assembled at a Copenhagen-based ...

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