Hispano-American Brain Bank for Neurodevelopmental Conditions | UC Davis MIND Institute

CENE (Hispano-American Brain Bank for Neurodevelopmental Conditions - Banco Hispanoamericano de Cerebros de Trastornos del Desarrollo) encompass a system of nodes and teams in several American countries and the US: California-US, México, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Dominican Republic, and Ecuador.

The priority of CENE is the collection of brains from patients diagnosed with Autism, Fragile X Syndrome, Down Syndrome, and other neurodevelopmental disorders. CENE also performs research, promotes education, and enhances public awareness about the importance of human tissue availability for scientific research on brain function and disease. These activities are performed in Spanish and English, in Latino America and the US.