Los Angeles Coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey said that neuropathology tests are going to be conducted to see if it holds any clues to the exact cause of his death.
However, the examination cannot start until at least two weeks after the death when the brain has hardened sufficiently to slice it open.
Sources at the coroner's office revealed that his brain was removed before his body was released to relatives the next day.
Jackson's death is believed to have stemmed from a suspected overdose of painkillers.
Jackson's brain will be tested by a forensic neuropathologist for past drug use and whether he has suffered overdoses in the past.
The brain can also show any past abuse of alcohol or if the singer had suffered from any one of a number of diseases.
According to the source, removing the brain is the "only way to carry out the tests".