Dr. WhiteHe tried this on a monkey years ago and was successful. Okay, but how can someone’s head be transplanted into another body?

Even if it is transplanted a healthy life Is it sustainable? The answers to everyone are below!

This head transplant took place in 1970 and took the scientific world by surprise.

State of Ohio in the USA Cleveland Robert White, a doctor at a hospital in the city, performed a historic experiment on a rhesus monkey with the thin surgical instruments in his hand. The monkey’s head was transplanted onto the body of another monkey. From a biological perspective, the monkey he conducted the experiment on was actually a creature like Frankenstein’s monster.

Dr. WhiteFor years he wondered whether consciousness worked the same way when a brain was transplanted into another body. If brains equal life, can a human’s brain come back to life in another body?

White’s goal was to transport the brain to another body while maintaining its physiological health.

The biggest challenge in separating the brain from the body is the brain’s need for oxygen. Brain, only a few seconds without oxygen can survive and irreversible damage occurs. However, White noticed that the brains of travelers who survived in frozen areas were able to slow their metabolism for a while and survive.

This observation gave him brain tissue It suggested that the flow of oxygen could be temporarily stopped so that he could survive. As a result, White began searching for methods that would ensure the survival of the brain before it was transplanted to another body.

The main experiment previously performed on dogs was the event that White encouraged.

White tried the same experiment on a monkey this time, but the problem he encountered was that the brain did not adapt to the transplanted body. White was able to keep the monkeys alive for several days after the transplant. The reason is connection to the spinal cord was not provided.

White’s attempt ethical debates The door opened. His experiments with animals earned him great responses. While some saw this as ethical, others argued that it was unethical.

Robert White’s experimentWhile it wasn’t enough to keep the monkeys alive, it was successful. Although he pushed the ethical boundaries, the knowledge he brought to the medical world and the courageous steps he took were tools to make his name known to the world with his achievements today.

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