HEAVEN: The Frankenstein effect.

HEAVEN: The Frankenstein effect.
Surg Neurol Int. 2016;7(Suppl 24):S623-5
Authors: Canavero S, Ren X, Kim CY
Abstract
The HEAVEN head transplant initiative needs human data concerning the acute restoration of motor transmission after application of fusogens to the severed cord in man. Data from two centuries ago prove that a fresh cadaver, after hanging or decapitation, can be mobilized by electrical stimulation for up to 3 hours. By administering spinal cord stimulation by applied paddles to the cord or transcranial magnetic stimulation to M1 and recording motor evoked potentials, it should be possible to test fusogens in fresh cadavers. Delayed neuronal death might be the neuropathological reason.
PMID: 27656323 [PubMed]

Source: Surgical Neurology International - September 23, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Tags: Surg Neurol Int Source Type: research