Italian neurosurgeon claims that could carry a head transplant

Maybe soon we will hear about the operations in the spirit of Frankenstein: Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Kanavero announced the development of technology that permits a head transplant. Experiments were conducted with 1970, but scientists could not make it work the spinal cord - all attempts to "revive" the body after surgery invariably ended with paralysis.

Advances Turin doctors did "inclusion" of the spinal cord possible that, in theory, be used in the fight against previously incurable diseases.

Other scholars oppose such operations, for example, Dr. Anthony Uorens, says: "Now there is every opportunity for a transplant of a human head. Do not understand the idea - why? »



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Back in 1970, Robert White has managed to transplant the head with one another macaque, and Dr. Kanavero, a member of the Turin Group promising neuromodulation, suggests using a similar method. He writes: "The most important thing - to force the brain to communicate with the back, and now we have such technology».

According to the statement of Sergio Kanavero, his group of 100 physicians was conducted 36-hour operation, which cost $ 8, 6 million: the two heads were cut off at the same time and "replanted" in an hour.

"This is not science fiction, all this can be done at this time. This operation can give life to a number of people. I do not do further experiments because it could not find sponsors, "- says Kanavero.

Dr. Kalam Makkelar of the Scottish Council on Bioethics, commented: "Sounds like something out of a horror movie».

via factroom.ru