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by namrog84 561 days ago
There is a bit of research and effort into a head transplants. I wonder if and when that is successful to see how it impacts the individual. Possibly having memories of the body or changing personality.
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Can't wait for C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength to become a reality
where?
>HEAVEN: The head anastomosis venture Project outline for the first human head transplantation with spinal linkage (GEMINI) [2013]

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3821155/

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>World's first human head transplant successfully performed on a corpse, scientists say (2017)

https://nationalpost.com/health/worlds-first-human-head-tran...

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First Human Head Transplantation: Surgically Challenging, Ethically Controversial and Historically Tempting – an Experimental Endeavor or a Scientific Landmark? (2019)

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6511668/

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>No Doctor Has Ever Performed a Human Head Transplant. This Neurosurgeon Says He’s Ready to Do It. (2024)

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a62831709/human-hea...