First-ever human head transplant is now possible, says neuroscientist

Re:First-ever human head transplant is now possible, says ne... by swamp40 on Monday July 01, 2013 @02:51PM (#5972772)

Here's the only important sentence:

Connection of a spinal cord from the head of one creature to the body of another has never been attempted even in animals, so Canavero’s paper must be taken as an exercise in speculation.

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Re:First-ever human head transplant is now possible, says ne... by dhughes on Monday July 01, 2013 @03:00PM (#5972838)

Not quite ever it's been done with dogs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lICXAFFxWgk

edit: I guess that's part 1 of the procedure, there is another video of the transplant. There are pictures of it too https://www.google.com/search?q=russian+soviet+transplant+do...

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