Surgeon promising first human head transplant makes US pitch

[Ca$H]

http://news.yahoo.com/surgeon-promising-first-human-head-transplant-makes-us-201123086.html

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Transplant Jordan's head to Wiggins body = Next Jordan! :oldlol:

[Ca$H]

Jordan would never leave his billion dollar body for a smelly Canadian

If this ridiculous idea actually became a reality then Jordan would do it without hesitation. He exchanges his 52 year old body for Wiggins' 20 year old body. Most importantly he gets to play in the NBA again. Wiggins would obviously say no.

[Ca$H]

Wiggins would say hell yes, who wouldn't want to be the majority owner of an NBA team in a major metropolitan area. I'd switch heads with a billionaire any day.

You lose 32 years man. That is pretty crazy.

[Andrei89]

You lose 32 years man. That is pretty crazy.

I bet he didnt think of that.

I wouldnt lose 10 years of my life for 1 billion dollars, let alone 32.

[Ca$H]

I bet he didnt think of that.

I wouldnt lose 10 years of my life for 1 billion dollars, let alone 32.

Actually it depends on how old you are. If you are 22 years old fresh out of college then turning into a 32 year old billionaire is a deal most people would take IMO. Losing 32 years HELL NO!

[Ca$H]

I'd be content living 50 more years instead of 60 if it means I'd become a billionaire

Yeah most young people would take that deal. Losing 32 years HELL NO.

[Smook B]

If this ridiculous idea actually became a reality then Jordan would do it without hesitation. He exchanges his 52 year old body for Wiggins' 20 year old body. Most importantly he gets to play in the NBA again. Wiggins would obviously say no.

If this ever happened how quickly would he become the best player :lol

[Ca$H]

If this ever happened how quickly would he become the best player :lol

Jordan has the same brain. So same knowledge and basketball IQ. :eek:

[TheMan]

Bullshit

I can't say it'll never happen but not in our lifetime...just like traveling at the speed of light, maybe someday but not happening soon, technology just isn't there yet.

[Akrazotile]

You lose 32 years man. That is pretty crazy.


Well sort of but not really. Wiggins brain and face would still
be his current age. He might live quite a while if he takes care of his heart.

In fact itd be very interesting to find out how suddenly having a much younger brain would affect aging symptoms in other parts of the body. Cancer rates, bladder and colon issues, etc. Maybe it wouldnt at all, or maybe the fresher, younger synapsis would help fight it more easily at the beginning or something. I dunno. Interesting to ponder.

[Ca$H]

This would great news for transgender people. Transgender guys and girls could just swap bodies!:oldlol:

[rufuspaul]

Well sort of but not really. Wiggins brain and face would still
be his current age. He might live quite a while if he takes care of his heart.

In fact itd be very interesting to find out how suddenly having a much younger brain would affect aging symptoms in other parts of the body. Cancer rates, bladder and colon issues, etc. Maybe it wouldnt at all, or maybe the fresher, younger synapsis would help fight it more easily at the beginning or something. I dunno. Interesting to ponder.


Very good point. You surprise me sometimes.

[Akrazotile]

Very good point. You surprise me sometimes.



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Very good point. You surprise me sometimes.






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[K Xerxes]

In fact itd be very interesting to find out how suddenly having a much younger brain would affect aging symptoms in other parts of the body. Cancer rates, bladder and colon issues, etc. Maybe it wouldnt at all, or maybe the fresher, younger synapsis would help fight it more easily at the beginning or something. I dunno. Interesting to ponder.

You're on the right ballpark. It's probably more pertinent to neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's, dementia or motor neuron disease, which arise as a result of age-related processes, like build up of oxidative stress and excitotoxicity... I won't bore you with the details of the pathogenesis. But having a younger brain with less 'wear and tear' so to speak might help to combat these conditions, which are primarily diseases of old people.

[rufuspaul]

Wiggins would say hell yes, who wouldn't want to be the majority owner of an NBA team in a major metropolitan area. I'd switch heads with a billionaire any day.


This made me laugh. Charlotte is a great city and I love it here but I think we're still a bit away from being a major metro. In 10 years who knows?

[CavaliersFTW]

I bet even if this did ever work which I find difficult to believe, that it would be akin to the "face transplant" surgeries. Sounds good to all of us reading from our healthy lives, but really it's for horriffic accidents of people that otherwise wouldn't survive and could never lead a normal life anyways, and the post-surgery results still end up with a horriffically ugly and handicapped person that still couldn't be expected to live the life of a normal person. On immune suppressant drugs, constant swelling and deformity around the surgery area etc. Probably would have only a fraction of the motor control with the donor "body" as well, like might be barely able to move hands and arms. Would need assisted living for the rest of a probably shortened lifespan.

Don't think it's gonna be like put an old and dying genius of some craft (IE MJ) onto a young persons body to give them a second life :lol

[CavaliersFTW]

Larry Birds brain in Javale McGees body :eek:

[CavaliersFTW]

As coach pretty sure McHale has every right to order the team doctors to put his brain in Dwight's body right? Can u imagine Dwight with McHales bag of tricks :eek:

[Ca$H]

I bet even if this did ever work which I find difficult to believe, that it would be akin to the "face transplant" surgeries. Sounds good to all of us reading from our healthy lives, but really it's for horriffic accidents of people that otherwise wouldn't survive and could never lead a normal life anyways, and the post-surgery results still end up with a horriffically ugly and handicapped person that still couldn't be expected to live the life of a normal person. On immune suppressant drugs, constant swelling and deformity around the surgery area etc. Probably would have only a fraction of the motor control with the donor "body" as well, like might be barely able to move hands and arms. Would need assisted living for the rest of a probably shortened lifespan.

Don't think it's gonna be like put an old and dying genius of some craft (IE MJ) onto a young persons body to give them a second life :lol

Agreed on all points.