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Bruce Willis' family decides to donate actor's brain after death for dementia research

Bruce Willis' family decides to donate actor's brain after death for

Bruce Willis' family has announced that after the actor's death they will donate his brain to researchers to help research into frontotemporal dementia - the disease from which he has been suffering for three years.

His wife, Emma Heming-Willis, said this is an emotionally difficult decision, but an important one because it could give scientists more information about this serious disease, which has already affected Bruce so much that he no longer recognizes his family.

This humane gesture could help find better ways to treat patients in the future.