Head Transplants now possible! Bodies needed!

[Brickjectivity]

They will work on rewiring the connections and using electricity to simulate the new connections. One of the surgeons has practiced the procedure on 1000+ mice. That said, I'm not very optimistic yet, but this will work in the future.

Here's the guy who volunteered, he has genetic Werdnig-Hoffman disease:

Thanks for the picture. If you look at his expression he's clearly planning to rob a bank or worse with his new body.

 

[Jumi]

This is crazy. This guy is going to sacrifice limited mobility for no mobility?

My wobblehead detector just went off.

Well if the rewiring is succesfull then he will have mobility. He is actually not sacrificing much, the disease usually kills before the age he is now.

 

[Jumi]

Thanks for the picture. If you look at his expression he's clearly planning to rob a bank or worse with his new body.

To cover for costs of the operation?

 

[RRex]

Well if the rewiring is succesfull then he will have mobility. He is actually not sacrificing much, the disease usually kills before the age he is now.

I see.

I still think he's crazy.

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Designer heads?

 

[Jumi]

His interview:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-qa-with-the-first-human-set-to-get-a-head-transplant

 

[Kueid]

I see.

I still think he's crazy.

Who isn't?

 

[Brickjectivity]

Designer heads?

That must be a very confused lion.

 

[Kueid]

That must be a very confused lion.

...burning a joint.

 

[Quagmire]

I can't see a ton of practical application of this ability. Seems like a waste of development to me.

Oh contrare. I can foresee a time when head transplants become mandatory for several of our members.

 

[Quagmire]

May have to cahnge my avatar at some point:

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

This is very disturbing and I don't see this turning out well.

 

[That one dude...]

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/would-human-head-transplant-be-ethical

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

His interview:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/a-qa-with-the-first-human-set-to-get-a-head-transplant

I read his interview and he sounds like he has issues. He seems to want to do it so he can be the first person to have it done. That neurosurgeon should probably have his license taken away and the disabled guy probably needs mental health support.

 

[RRex]

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/would-human-head-transplant-be-ethical

I don't think it's ethical. Some things are just wrong.

 

[Skwim]

Head transplants? Great Idea

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[Jumi]

I read his interview and he sounds like he has issues. He seems to want to do it so he can be the first person to have it done. That neurosurgeon should probably have his license taken away and the disabled guy probably needs mental health support.

Well he has been slowly withering and needs support to be able to breathe and eat since he was born. He's never experienced any kind of self-sufficiency. I can symphatize with his feeling since I also experienced how it feels like to have your body be a prison while you are feeling just pain and it only feels it's going to get worse until it's over. I can't imagine what it would feel like if it lasted for years on end. When I was at that point support didn't get through, it was only my own determination that got me up. For him, his determination can't even change his destiny. Only a new body can. I understand him.

I don't think he will survive the operation and when he says he is fine with that, I understand him also.

 

[Smart_Guy]

Cool. Now I shouldn't worry about loosing my head.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Cool. Now I shouldn't worry about loosing my head.

...because it can be sewn back onto your neck!