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[dear mrclock]

was reading what brain consists of and it seems to be a lot of substances that if consumed can help you in cognitive manner. but there have been so many reports on problems with eating brains, usually infections like the infamous prions. but that has happened in only few case studies where it was consumed by the same organism like canibalism and it was not well cooked. i have seen enough reports of brains being eaten even to this day without ill effects but it is mostly restricted to small isolated cultures so there are not many either negative or positive reports. dont you guys think if brains are not from the same species, the organism was healthy when killed, and the brain was cooked well enough or dissinfected in some way, brain is the best nootropic there is ?? logically speaking, what can be better nootropic than the what it actually exists as a matter that requires nootropic to function ?

[fql]

Yea. Has all the nutrients needed.

[trance]

What if you eat a stupid brain?

[dear mrclock]

even stupid brain has vital substances for cognitive function. i guess you will have to eat more of them then to get good result. but dont make fun of my thread. its serious and i wish there was science added to it and not some bullshit comments guys. :s

[Keshan]

To have a healthy brain I think you should eat things that make up your brain, therefore eating an animal's brain might be beneficial, given that it is not fed with hormones.

I think it would work, I would not try it however the thought kinda disgusts me, but if you are into these things, buy a large pig head, cook it, eat it, post your results, I am interested!

[Mind]

Many farmers in days-gone-by used to eat animal brains. Maybe there was some nutrition there but they didn't become Einstein, and they didn't achieve super longevity.

[nupi]

Even if the BSE scare has mostly died down, this sounds like a not so smart idea in light of how BSE supposedly was transmitted..

[dear mrclock]

i checked some of the nutrients and;
Cholesterol 2552 mg 851% per 100g pig brain. i read many times brain is mainly composed of fats and cholesterol. but i dont know if cholesterol in excess will help you think better :s
but this; "DHA, an important omega-3 fatty acid which is also referred to by the technical designation of 22:6, is found concentrated in mammalian brains. For example, according to the nutrition data website, 3 oz. of cooked beef brain contains 727 mg of DHA"

beef brain has really high vitamin b12 per 100 grams. 15mcg 253%, maybe one nutrtient definately good for your brain. and to keep in mind, vitamin b12 is really complex to just get in pill form. it usually bound to various other nutrients in complex forms. i guess this can be a good deal to get high intake naturally.

Edited by dear mrclock, 23 December 2012 - 03:48 PM.

[Werper]

It would probably make a good edition to a raw liver shake (probably the only way I would be able to consume it...cook first than add to shake) However, without any proof of benefits, I think I'll take a pass.

Edited by Werper, 23 December 2012 - 04:07 PM.

[dear mrclock]

http://upload.wikime.../Gulai_Otak.jpg

curry brain from indonesia. dont you think thats pretty tasty ?? yum

[Werper]

Have to say, I'd give it a shot.

[Galaxyshock]

[Sir Chugalot]

<<edit>> I'd misread the OP, nothing to see here </edit>

Edited by Sir Chugalot, 23 December 2012 - 05:34 PM.

[trance]

even stupid brain has vital substances for cognitive function. i guess you will have to eat more of them then to get good result. but dont make fun of my thread. its serious and i wish there was science added to it and not some bullshit comments guys. :s

You really might still want to source that stupid brain before you eat it though. Then again, maybe some are already eating brains, and just don't know it:

The origin of bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the human prion disease hypothesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/16139661


And just a quick search for references, you probably don't want to eat just any old brain without knowing its condition while it was alive:

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and eating squirrel brains
http://www.thelancet...3333-8/fulltext

Possible transmission to humans by consumption of wild animal brains
http://www.amjmed.co...0762-9/abstract

Multiple sclerosis and Eating of Sheep's Brains
http://www.lancet.co...2892-9/fulltext#

[fql]

http://upload.wikime.../Gulai_Otak.jpg

curry brain from indonesia. dont you think thats pretty tasty ?? yum

Too much internet for today

[dear mrclock]

even stupid brain has vital substances for cognitive function. i guess you will have to eat more of them then to get good result. but dont make fun of my thread. its serious and i wish there was science added to it and not some bullshit comments guys. :s

You really might still want to source that stupid brain before you eat it though. Then again, maybe some are already eating brains, and just don't know it:

The origin of bovine spongiform encephalopathy: the human prion disease hypothesis.
http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/16139661


And just a quick search for references, you probably don't want to eat just any old brain without knowing its condition while it was alive:

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease and eating squirrel brains
http://www.thelancet...3333-8/fulltext

Possible transmission to humans by consumption of wild animal brains
http://www.amjmed.co...0762-9/abstract

Multiple sclerosis and Eating of Sheep's Brains
http://www.lancet.co...2892-9/fulltext#

stop trying to scare people from eating brains man. those are rare situations when it comes to sick animals. its obvious you wont touch a sick animal's meat, let alone a brain or any organ. why would you ? i guess it comesback to knowing origin of your food which is a problem for any food besides a brain.

[sthira]

You can eat a brain but can you eat a mind?

[alecnevsky]

You can get 700mg DHA from like 2 fish oil gels. Worthless thread. Merry Christmas!

[chung_pao]

I've considered the same thing. But because of the whole bovine spongiform encephalopathy and bad availability I've opted for other alternatives:
Cholesterol, Choline, Phosphatidylserine, alpha GPC, B- and multivitamins, Fish oil, and specific fatty acids: 24:6, 20:4 (ARA), 18:1 (vaccenic acid) and a few saturated ones.

In summary though, I think these foods will suffice and spare you the discomfort, hassle and possible lethality of consuming brain tissue:
Eggs, Fatty fish (salmon, mackerel), Meat.
They'd probably suffice for the nutritional requirements of neurogenesis.
(eggs for the fatty acids, choline and cholesterol, salmon/fatty fish for the DHA, ARA and phosphatidylserine)

If neurogenesis is your goal, I'd look to BDNF instead. It's the growth-stimulating protein which specifically targets dopamine neurons, the cortex and hippocampus.

Edited by chung_pao, 27 December 2012 - 06:34 PM.