Volunteer changes his mind about having first 'head transplant'

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Volunteer changes his mind about having first 'head transplant'
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And it's all to do with love.

Val, who is wheelchair bound due to muscle-wasting Werdnig-Hoffman disease, first volunteered to undergo a head transplant in April 2015.supports HTML5 video

The Italian medic claims to be ready to perform the operation, insisting he has successfully severed and reconnected the spinal cord of nine mice.His critics are doubtful and warn that there are far too many pathways in a human for everything to be attached correctly. ‘I still support Dr Canavero research and I think recent achievements, especially in China, are truly important as they could help paraplegics around the world walk again, basically.

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