Soldier who suffered from rare neurological condition reunited with brain 85 years after his death (opens original article in a new tab)

A Scottish soldier's brain was reunited with his body 85 years after his death, following a decades-long effort to return medical samples taken during a World War II post-mortem.

• Private Donnie MacRae's brain and spinal tissue were returned to his grave 85 years after his death.
• The samples were removed by German doctors during a post-mortem in 1941 for research.
• An international research group facilitated the return of the samples to his grave in Berlin.