TED-Ed: Can you transplant a head to another body? | Max G. Levy

The transcript discusses Dr. Robert White's controversial experiments on body transplants, focusing on his attempts to connect a monkey's head to another's body. Despite technical challenges like paralysis and brain oxygenation, White developed a brain cooling technique that revolutionized neurosurgery. His work raised significant ethical concerns, particularly regarding animal testing and the implications of such surgeries on humans. Although White never achieved a human head transplant, his experiments sparked ongoing debates about the mind-body connection and the ethical limits of medical science.

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