Head Transplants now possible! Bodies needed!

[Brickjectivity]

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/science/20-01-2016/133102-head_transplant_surgery-0/

Yes, that's right. The article says 'Head transplant'. A head transplant has been successfully done, and a human head transplant has been planned!

 

[psychoslice]

How would they join all the spinal cord together ?.

 

[fantome profane]

bout time. I will be first in line to have my head transplanted onto a monkey body.

 

[Nietzsche]

There is no Izvestiya in Pravda and no Pravda in Izvestiya.

 

[jeager106]

Methinks it should read BODY TRANSPLANT.
The body is keeping the brain alive.
Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww/
Imagine a 95 year old head on a 20 year old body!

 

[freethinker44]

Not the first successful head transplant. Scientists have been experimenting with this for 100 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head_transplant

 

[Corthos]

Wow... The premise of a cheesy movie from the 60s that actually came true (sort of)...

 

[That one dude...]

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/science/20-01-2016/133102-head_transplant_surgery-0/

Yes, that's right. The article says 'Head transplant'. A head transplant has been successfully done, and a human head transplant has been planned!

What is the purpose of this procedure? Why should I, or anyone, think this is a good idea?

 

[Jumi]

What is the purpose of this procedure? Why should I, or anyone, think this is a good idea?

They want to do it on humans. They've already done it on large numbers of lab rodents.

Here's the first volunteer:
http://firsttoknow.com/head-transplant-surgery/

 

[Rick O'Shez]

Imagine a 95 year old head on a 20 year old body!

That's not really doing it for me I'm afraid.

 

[Sultan Of Swing]

What is the purpose of this procedure? Why should I, or anyone, think this is a good idea?

I guess a person who's near death, whose body is paralysed, might want to experience their final hours in a nice young body that can dance again, and run again, and move again?

 

[Jumi]

Anyone want to guess if the guy being planned for first head transplant will go insane on waking up or if he will just take time to adjust to the strange physical stimuli? And why?

 

[Brickjectivity]

What is the purpose of this procedure? Why should I, or anyone, think this is a good idea?

Most people go through life thinking that nothing bad will ever happen. Perhaps it doesn't seem important now, but suppose that someday you need another head? I think then you will see the merits of this procedure. So go ahead and laugh at others, but one of these days you may very well change your mind on this subject. Literally.

 

[Brickjectivity]

Anyone want to guess if the guy being planned for first head transplant will go insane on waking up or if he will just take time to adjust to the strange physical stimuli? And why?

He will probably never be able to sense the replaced body. It depends upon how much of his spinal cord they include in the transplant, but I think that mainly the idea is just to keep his head alive on the 'New' body. I think they will simply cut the head off rather than attempt to plug his spinal cord in, so...there won't be much sensation at all.

 

[Iti oj]

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/science/20-01-2016/133102-head_transplant_surgery-0/

Yes, that's right. The article says 'Head transplant'. A head transplant has been successfully done, and a human head transplant has been planned!

so futureramas head jars will never happen?

 

[SpeaksForTheTrees]

http://www.pravdareport.com/news/science/20-01-2016/133102-head_transplant_surgery-0/

Yes, that's right. The article says 'Head transplant'. A head transplant has been successfully done, and a human head transplant has been planned!

Wow an its not even the 1st April , lol , not feeling yourself today ! Gives it whole new meaning
Sick 325 year old elites heads on teenage bodies is the future ?

 

[RRex]

How would they join all the spinal cord together ?.

Precisely. All these head transplant patients are quadriplegics.

 

[Kueid]

How would they join all the spinal cord together ?.

They didn't. They only connected the blood supply to prove that the animal could survive.

 

[Jumi]

He will probably never be able to sense the replaced body. It depends upon how much of his spinal cord they include in the transplant, but I think that mainly the idea is just to keep his head alive on the 'New' body. I think they will simply cut the head off rather than attempt to plug his spinal cord in, so...there won't be much sensation at all.

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:

 

[RRex]

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:

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

My wobblehead detector just went off.