By 2018, scientists will have the ability to "reawaken" the first cryogenically frozen human head, according to Professor Sergio Canavero, director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. Canavero has attracted media attention in recent months after vowing to perform the world's first human head transplant in 2018. The Italian neurosurgeon and his team are currently working on a procedure that would allow for the freezing of brain tissue from living patients who suffer severe neurological disorders. They will no longer be necessary, as humans no longer need to be afraid of death. However, critics remain sceptical. " The wishful thinking engendered by cryogenics companies is irresponsible," said Clive Coen, professor of neuroscience at King’s College London.
By 2018, scientists will have the ability to "reawaken" the first cryogenically frozen human head, according to Professor Sergio Canavero, director of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group. Canavero has attracted media attention in recent months after vowing to perform the world's first human head transplant in 2018. The Italian neurosurgeon and his team are currently working on a procedure that would allow for the freezing of brain tissue from living patients who suffer severe neurological disorders. However, critics remain sceptical. " The wishful thinking engendered by cryogenics companies is irresponsible," said Clive Coen, professor of neuroscience at King’s College London.