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THE BRAIN THAT WOULDN'T DIE - 1962
Rex Carlton Productions, American International Pictures (AIP)
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!!!SCIENCE MOMENT!!!:
Could this really be? Could you remove a human head and transplant it onto another body?
Back in the mid 20th century, Dr. Robert White successfully proved the efficacy of the first head transplant of a mammal. He was able to repeat his method, making it fact. His methods were duplicated by Russian scientist, Dr. Vladamir Negovskii, a pioneer in reanimation in his own right. Since the 1960s, humanity has had the capability of keeping a human head alive for days. Which means that any damage to the person's body could be repaired without worry of the damaged body killing the brain.
Which means that millions of people have died needlessly in the past 50 years. So why was this operation stopped? The very idea made people squeemish.
The problem of whether or not a human head can be successfully kept alive independent of the body, isn't scientific, its ethic.
One thing though. Sitting in a pan of whatever and without any lungs, a human head wouldn't talk.
The following are from various documentaries on Dr. Robert White. Depending on who is posting these videos, you will see the indifference or the outrage of those who only see the operation and can't look beyond it to the life-saving technique.
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