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How Do You Transplant A Human Head?

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October 07, 2017
in 8 - 20 MINUTES, ALTERED BRAIN / BRAIN DISORDERS / MENTAL ILLNESS, BRAIN / MIND
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At the end of this year a neurosurgeon will try a highly complex and risky operation to transplant a human head. Greg Foot explains how the surgeon will attempt this groundbreaking surgery.
[Video and text source: BBC Earth Lab YouTube channel]

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