Posted on 05/15/2016 12:53:52 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
A RUSSIAN man who has a debilitating illness has volunteered to become the first person to undergo a head transplant – but experts say the side effects of the procedure could be worse than death.
Valery Spiridonov, 30, suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy.
The controversial operation will involve cooling his head to around 12 degrees Celsius, cutting it from his body and connecting it to the donated body of a brain-dead person.
Arthur Caplan, director of medical ethics at New York University’s Langone Medical Centre described Dr Canavero as "nuts".
He believes that the bodies of head transplant patients "would end up being overwhelmed with different pathways and chemistry than they are used to and they’d go crazy”.
But Dr Canavero hit back at the criticism saying Valery will not only live with his new body, but will be able to walk within a year of the operation.
everyone thought Roky Erickson was crazy for singing about Soviets in the Kremlin working on a two-headed dog.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FgShtvyfVw
Been done.
If we had the ability to reconnect spinal cords that would allow this brain to talk to the new spinal cord, we wouldn’t have so many paralyzed people.
How long before a “transgender” individual demands a body transplant? (this is not a head transplant!)
Then no need to chop the dick or graft one. Save on hormones too.
Only if your name is Abby Normal.
More like rich old people getting healthy young new bodies. If it ever works, look to see death penalty cases expanded for both sexes for much lesser crimes in order to get better access to young viable bodies for old wrinkled heads and brains.
Freegards
Roky was nutty, but not about this!
Fregards
Dr. Hfuhruhurr had a better method.
The dogs lived for 2 weeks (before infection set in, 1950s). Don’t know how long the monkeys lived but that was in the 1990s.
I think they turned out all right.
This is so far out relative to prior medical interventions. I have to ask: Maybe psychedelic therapy can help them integrate body and mind?
ROFLMAO!!! You cannot believe how hard I am laughing...OMGOSH..this is a hoot!!!
‘...but the side effects be the worst for of inanity ever...’ ROFLMAO...Oh, I have to stop...
“Completely ignoring the fact that spinal cords do not regenerate.”
That was my next question. I don’t see how this works at all.
Maybe Donald Trump should hire Roky Erickson as his White House press secretary. He’s great at not answering questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Yk378QGeE
File this under...”Just because you can do this doesn’t mean you should do this.”
So, there’s finally hope for Democrats - the transplant could provide relief for both stupid and ugly at the same time!
I’m sure God will not be happy with this.
This is a body transplant, not a head transplant. The guy with the good head is keeping it.
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