Simply put, the Brain Bank is a piggy bank for your thoughts. Though designed to look like a brain, its hollow body and open top allows one to drop in any quick thoughts they may have (written on a post it note for example). The Brain Bank was designed with the mentally ill peoples in mind. From personal experience, I have an overwhelming amount of thoughts. It is hard to keep up with the thousands of thoughts we have any given day, no matter what it be related to, and sometimes it's better, and probably more practical, to come back to some of those thoughts at a later time. When one is ready for it, they can lift the Brain Bank and find an opening on its underside where they can retrieve their notes. It is a design that promotes dealing with your emotions and thoughts in a healthy way (not always immediately but at least eventually) all while having the fun nostalgic feeling of using a piggy bank and a silly sculptural piece to look at in the meantime.