" I am calling because I’d like to…to…donate my brain,” I said, the last three words spilling together in a rush. The person on the other end did not respond and again I stood there listening to the crackle on the line, looking out my large window at the apple tree, where clusters of reddening fruit studded its beautiful branches. “Donate. My. Brain,” I repeated, articulating each word, suddenly, strangely, emboldened. “Okay,” the disembodied voice said. “You can make the donation online.” And then the voice gave me the Web address and, poof, was gone. "

― Lauren Slater , Blue Dreams: The Science and the Story of the Drugs that Changed Our Minds