Does cooking brain make it safe to eat?

Question

Does cooking brain make it safe to eat, so no prion diseases like transmissible spongiform encephalopathy can be contracted?

Answer 1

Uh im thinking no

Answer 2

i am not 100% sure. I know when i was a kid my mum cooked brains. (i guess you are talking about sheep brains) we never had them raw

Answer 3

The only way of destroying prions is soaking them in NaOH while heating them in an autoclave of 121 degrees celsius for an hour!

Answer 4

No. Cooking does not destroy prions. Even incinerating does not destroy prions. They are pretty much resistant to proteases, heat, radiation, and formalin treatments.