In theory, surgery should work. Yet, doctors have doubts.
Valery Spiridinov, the world’s first head transplant volunteer, suffers from a degenerative disease known as Werdnig Hoffman. The incurable illness is characterized by the wasting away of muscle tissue, so the thirty year-old has placed high hopes in Italian neuroscientist Dr. Sergio Canavero’s proposed head transplant procedure. While, in theory, every part of the surgery should work, many health professionals question that Valery’s brain will still function after what’s set to be a long, unfathomably intricate procedure.
Head transplant will involve large-scale fusing of blood vessels and nerves.
The procedure consists of first inducing hypothermia, or drastically lowering the
Valery Spiridinov, the world’s first head transplant volunteer, suffers from a degenerative disease known as Werdnig Hoffman. The incurable illness is characterized by the wasting away of muscle tissue, so the thirty year-old has placed high hopes in Italian neuroscientist Dr. Sergio Canavero’s proposed head transplant procedure. While, in theory, every part of the surgery should work, many health professionals question that Valery’s brain will still function after what’s set to be a long, unfathomably intricate procedure.
Head transplant will involve large-scale fusing of blood vessels and nerves.
The procedure consists of first inducing hypothermia, or drastically lowering the