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Italian Neurosurgeon to attempt first head transplant

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Pretty fascinating. Not the first time a head transplant has been attempted, but the first time on a human, if it actually ends up happening. Plans are for late 2017. I highly doubt the person would live for that long even if it's initially successful, and he wouldn't be able to control the body at all, but it's a fascinating experiment for sure.

Head transplant on dogs:

 

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Donor and recipient both initially lived and seemed normal from a brain standpoint but died shortly after. 

 

I presume in this case they would be using a living person in a vegetative state as the recipient, but they didn't mention it in the video. Very curious to see what comes of this, if anything at all. Even if it's a failure, it will provide more information for future attempts, since it'd be the first time it's ever been attempted on a human. 

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