Human head transplants are also known as cephalosomatic anastomosis, and at the moment, are not actually possible and likely won't be before 2030. Some researchers have tested a human head transplant ...

The idea of taking two humans, putting them in nearby isolation chambers, and swapping their heads is a profoundly science-fiction idea – ditto the idea of taking a human brain, and implanting it in ...

*Excuse me one sec, while I attempt to wrap my own securely attached head to this lastest rather scientific occurrence. A neuroscientist in Italy had promised one day he would perform the first head ...

When someone has a stroke — a leading worldwide cause of death and disability — time is of the essence. Almost nine out of 10 cases are ischemic strokes, caused by restricted blood flow in the brain, ...

I’ve always wanted to know: if a brain transplant were possible, would the recipient take on the personality of the donor? —Cleona Vassell Stop right there, Cleona. In a brain transplant, who’s the ...

A pioneer in neurosurgery, Dr A Marthanda Pillai is a Padma Shri awardee and former president of the Indian Medical ...