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Learn about the experimental surgical operation of grafting one organism's head onto another, from early attempts in the 1900s to recent proposals and controversies. Find out the medical challenges, the history of research and the ethical issues involved in head transplantation.
17 Νοε 2017 · The Frankensteinian notion of head — or, more accurately, body — transplants moved closer to reality Friday with the announcement that the first head swap has been carried out on human...
The goal of the first human head transplantation is to provide a life-saving procedure to patients who are terminally ill without any indication of pathology concerning the head or the brain, on the background that there is no other treatment (2).
27 Ιουν 2024 · A head transplant is a controversial and experimental procedure that involves connecting the head of a person with a terminal illness to a deceased donor body. Learn about the history, reasons, challenges, and steps of this surgery, as well as the ethical and legal issues involved.
14 Οκτ 2016 · Over the past decades, improvements in vascular surgery, immunosuppressive agents, and spinal cord recovery have in some reignited enthusiasm for potential human head transplants. Multiple press releases confirm that the author of most of the recent studies on head transplantation has the intention to move forward with the first human head ...
5 Μαΐ 2015 · A neurosurgeon plans to transplant a human head in 2017, following a history of experiments with animals. Learn about the challenges, the science, and the ethics of this controversial procedure.
However, nowadays, relevant literature and recent advances suggest that the first human head transplantation might be feasible. This innovative surgery promises a life-saving procedure to individuals who suffer from a terminal disease, but whose head and brain are healthy.
