Table 1.
Study subjects.
| Species | Sex | Brain areas* | Age | Hemi-sphere | PMI (hours) | Cause of death | Clinical notes** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantroglodytes | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 20.7 | L | <5 | Congestive heart failure Lana – cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure Sherman – congestive heart failure |
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| Pan troglodytes | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 24 | R | <5 | Coccidioidomycosis | |
| Pan troglodytes | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 24.5 | R | <5 | Epicardial haemorrhage | Gastroenteritis, uterine cyst |
| Pan troglodytes | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 24.9 | L | <5 | Staph infection | |
| Pan troglodytes | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 44.7 | L | <5 | Congestive heart failure | |
| Pan troglodytes | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 46.1 | L | <5 | Cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure | |
| Pan troglodytes | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 50 | L | 2 | Euthanized for quality of life/Obesity-related respiratory compromise and severe osteoarthritis that limited mobility | Osteoarthritis, obesity, enlarged left ventricle, prediabetic, respiratory compromise |
| Pan troglodytes | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 50 | L | <5 | Congestive heart failure | Advanced heart disease |
| Homo sapiens | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 34 | L | 26.7 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | Acute lymphoid leukaemia, post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Homo sapiens | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 35 | L | 7 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | Anaemia, alcohol dependence, hypertension |
| Homo sapiens | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 35 | L | 16.2 | Malignant neoplasm of pancreas | Neoplasm of bronchus, lung, mediastinum, kidney, adrenal |
| Homo sapiens | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 38 | L | 23.1 | Renal disease | Hyperparathyroidism, hypertension, ulcer |
| Homo sapiens | M | Cerebellum | 65 | L | 10.2 | Malignant neoplasm of bladder | Anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease |
| Homo sapiens | F | DLPFC | 69 | L | 12.6 | Cardiogenic shock | Diabetes, obesity, major depressive disorder |
| Homo sapiens | F | DLPFC, cerebellum | 67 | L | 3.75 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | Atherosclerosis, cardiac dysrhythmia |
| Homo sapiens | M | DLPFC, cerebellum | 70 | L | 10.1 | Cardiopulmonary arrest | Gout, pseudobulbar affect; multiple sclerosis, cataracts, diplopia, papilloedema, hypertension, cerebral infarction, cognitive deficits, memory loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, dysphagia, urinary frequency |
*DLPFC = Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
**Note on human subjects: All human subjects were designated by as free from neuropathology and characterized as unaffected controls by NIH NeuroBioBank staff following a rigorous, standardized pathology detection procedure.