6:39Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains
Oxford University’s Alexandra Morton-Hayward spends her days surrounded by brains — literally.
The undertaker-turned-scientist is trying to unravel why some human brains remain remarkably well-preserved after death, sometimes for thousands of years, even when all other soft tissue has long decayed.
And anyone visiting her at work would be well-advised not to go looking for a snack.
“We do have four and a half fridges, so you’d think they might be in with a good chance of a meal,” Morton-Hayward told As It Happens host Nil Köksal.
“But no, they are stuffed to
