Haydos Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 http://www.sciencealert.com/world-s-first-head-transplant-volunteer-could-experience-something-worse-than-death Discuss!
Fox92 Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Surely if it works someone can live forever? Ie - An 80 year old man gets his head put on a 20 year old body. Repeat. ?
Renart Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Surely if it works someone can live forever? Ie - An 80 year old man gets his head put on a 20 year old body. Repeat. ? Well, no. The brain degenerates like any other part of the body.
Charl91 Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Surely if it works someone can live forever? Ie - An 80 year old man gets his head put on a 20 year old body. Repeat. ? No, because it wouldn't stop the aging of your brain. Edit: Just got beaten to it.
Babylon Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Surely if it works someone can live forever? Ie - An 80 year old man gets his head put on a 20 year old body. Repeat. ? They would just become a vegetable even if it worked, the brain is like any other part of the body and will suffer the same aging effects. Well, no. The brain degenerates like any other part of the body. No, because it wouldn't stop the aging of your brain. Edit: Just got beaten to it. They would just become a vegetable even if it worked, the brain is like any other part of the body and will suffer the same aging effects. So that's a no then?
Guest kristianity77 Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Fair play to the bloke. If hes got a disease which is likely to kill him soon anyway then what does he have to lose. Advances in science and medicine are more often than not due to people going that extra mile that no one else would. I sometimes wonder about stuff like this. Like, if you stuck Ronaldo's head onto a normal persons body, would they instantly become good at football (apart from the lack of fitness)
Alf Bentley Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 I misread the thread title at first glance. I thought it said "Wood's First Head Transplant Volunteer". I was expecting to hear of a radical plan for improving Chris Wood's ability to get on the end of aerial crosses.
Alexikokopops Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Surely there's no way they can connect the spinal cord and get it working again? Otherwise you could cure people with paralysis due to spinal cord damage by just reconnecting it/sticking a new piece from a donor in there. And, if there is a way to get around this problem, wouldn't it be much better to start doing experimental surgery on people with paralysis to try and cure them before going ahead with an infinitely more complex procedure that could have a completely unknown affect on the psyche of the patient? Basically, it sounds like this doctor is just after a bit of the limelight and even if he isn't he probably needs to reprioritise. It's like he's not only trying to run, but to hop skip and jump, before he can walk.
Julian Joachim Jr Shabadoo Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Fair play to the bloke. If hes got a disease which is likely to kill him soon anyway then what does he have to lose. Advances in science and medicine are more often than not due to people going that extra mile that no one else would. I sometimes wonder about stuff like this. Like, if you stuck Ronaldo's head onto a normal persons body, would they instantly become good at football (apart from the lack of fitness) I reckon so, once the body and brain had become coordinated. I read that teenagers are often clumsy because during puberty they grow so fast the brain sometimes has trouble keeping up with increases in height and foot size, after a while it compensates and everything's OK This is very odd, but it's bound to be experimented at some point so fair play to the test subject and hopefully it's a success. Could be a massive breakthrough for thousands of people with disabilities and wasting diseases
Fox92 Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Well, no. The brain degenerates like any other part of the body. No, because it wouldn't stop the aging of your brain. Edit: Just got beaten to it. Ahh yeah, I see now.
MPH Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Just as long as they don't give me boobies, i'd be up for it....
Renart Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Just as long as they don't give me boobies, i'd be up for it.... But... but you could play with them in the shower!
Unabomber Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 sometimes I have wanted a head transplant the morning after the night before
1993fox Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 I sometimes wonder about stuff like this. Like, if you stuck Ronaldo's head onto a normal persons body, would they instantly become good at football (apart from the lack of fitness) Wow that'd be insane But I doubt it
Jaspa Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 Heres the volunteer Looks like he needs it desperately
Alexikokopops Posted 10 April 2015 Posted 10 April 2015 This is very odd, but it's bound to be experimented at some point so fair play to the test subject and hopefully it's a success. Could be a massive breakthrough for thousands of people with disabilities and wasting diseasesThere seems to be numerous steps missing that you'd try before a head transplant. I still don't know why they haven't tried any of the component parts first. Like trying to repair/transplant segment of the spinal column. Like the spinal column. Or transplanting an arm or something to check you can do some kind of soft tissue merging (and checking there are no psychological effects of that). Or trying to successfully keep a head alive after detaching it from the body (as creepy as that is). Maybe I've just missed some studies but as I see it there is no way a head transplant is the next logical step in medical science. IT MAKES NO SENSE.
Vlad the Fox Posted 11 April 2015 Posted 11 April 2015 Well, no. The brain degenerates like any other part of the body. Ah yes, but, if he then gets a new head for his new body he can live forever.
Haydos Posted 11 April 2015 Author Posted 11 April 2015 Surely there's no way they can connect the spinal cord and get it working again? Otherwise you could cure people with paralysis due to spinal cord damage by just reconnecting it/sticking a new piece from a donor in there. And, if there is a way to get around this problem, wouldn't it be much better to start doing experimental surgery on people with paralysis to try and cure them before going ahead with an infinitely more complex procedure that could have a completely unknown affect on the psyche of the patient? Basically, it sounds like this doctor is just after a bit of the limelight and even if he isn't he probably needs to reprioritise. It's like he's not only trying to run, but to hop skip and jump, before he can walk. I read somewhere that cutting and re-attaching is easier. Repairing damaged spinal cord is different because it is in fact damaged nerves. Or something.
Leeds Fox Posted 12 April 2015 Posted 12 April 2015 Ah yes, but, if he then gets a new head for his new body he can live forever. Alright Trig, calm down
Strokes Posted 12 April 2015 Posted 12 April 2015 It'd be useful to change my fingerprints, where do I sign up?
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