World's first human head transplant

[Remodeling Maidiac]

Russian man to undergo world's first full head transplant

Frankenstein lives!

Seriously though, how crazy is this?

 

[Iceweasel]

Creepy! But good for him if it works.

 

[Divine Wind]

I doubt this will work since it means they have to cut and successfully reconnect the spinal cord. If that can be done, it would indeed be a medical miracle for thousands of paraplegics.

 

[Dekster]

Doubt it works but maybe they will learn something new along the way.

 

[Remodeling Maidiac]

The doctor is claiming a 90% chance at success. That just seems incredibly unrealistic to me. Then he says the induced coma will only be a couple months for the spine to heal.

 

[TNHarley]

I think its ******* awesome
Hope it works!

 

[Dekster]

The doctor is claiming a 90% chance at success. That just seems incredibly unrealistic to me. Then he says the induced coma will only be a couple months for the spine to heal.

Translation: We can keep the brain dead body alive long enough for me to claim success and be famous without anybody being able to refute it.

 

[jon_berzerk]

the chinese have done thousands of head transplants on mice

 

[alang1216]

Russian man to undergo world's first full head transplant

Frankenstein lives!

Seriously though, how crazy is this?

If he succeeds in transferring the brain intact but none of the nerves reconnect, that brain will be in complete isolation from the world, possibly for decades. I'd rather be dead.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Creeps me out.

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

the chinese have done thousands of head transplants on mice

Indeed. That's where Democrats come from.

 

[koshergrl]

Yeah the doc is a psychopath. Progressive/commie experimentation on vulnerable humans is.so.cliche these days.

 

[Weatherman2020]

Russian man to undergo world's first full head transplant

Frankenstein lives!

Seriously though, how crazy is this?

I call BS.
Let us know when they can even repair a few spinal nerves to let people walk again, let alone the entire cord.

 

[strollingbones]

to regenerate the spine..would be such a leap forward..i wonder how his sanity will be after a head transplant

 

[strollingbones]

Damage to the spinal cord rarely heals because the injured nerve cells fail to regenerate. The regrowth of their long nerve fibers is hindered by scar tissue and molecular processes inside the nerves. Scientists in now report that help might be on the way from an unexpected quarter.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150312173806.htm

 

[alang1216]

If he succeeds in transferring the brain intact but none of the nerves reconnect, that brain will be in complete isolation from the world, possibly for decades. I'd rather be dead.

no it wouldnt they wouldnt keep it alive

Interesting ethical question: do you terminate a living person that may or may not want to be terminated?

 

[strollingbones]

seems if the body fails they must let him die..what else can they do?

 

[strollingbones]

he would be officially brain dead with no responses.....