Is it possible to have a brain transplant?

Answer 1

No it isn't because there are so many tiny nerves and tissues that connect to the brain and it impossible to connect them all back properly causing disorders, resulting in death.

Answer 2

Brain Transplant

At a hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber.

Surveying the worried faces, the doctor said: "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news. The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky, a you will have to pay for the brain yourselves."

The family members sat silent as they absorbed the news. After a great length of time, someone asked, "Well, how much does a brain cost?"

The doctor quickly responded, "$5,000 for a male brain, and $200 for a female brain."

The moment turned awkward. Men in the room tried not to smile, avoiding eye contact with the women, but some actually smirked. One man, unable to control his curiosity, blurted out the question everyone wanted to ask, "Why is the male brain so much more expensive?"

The doctor smiled at the childish innocence and said to the entire group, "It's just standard pricing procedure. We have to mark down the price of the female brains, because they've been used."

Answer 3

Brain transplants were successfully performed on monkies during the '60s and '70s. We learned about it for A Level Psychology. Obviously the ethical complications mean that such a procedure has not been performed on a Human but with the advances in medicine - particularly the utilisation of stem cells - it would be possible. Naturally if it was done the person would be unlikely to be in a sound mental state though.

Answer 4

Once the brain is removed from the brain stem it would die, so no brain tranplant is not yet a fesablie thing and the other issue is who would want to live in someone else's body? IF you think about it, Body image is a Huge part of who you are and how you feel about yourself, not to mention the fact that the body would have to be dam close to yours in not only blood type but the skull would have to be close in size to your, how would they hook up all of the nerves that allow you to do all the things that you do?? Transplanting the brain if it ever becomes possible will be the most complicated transplant ever.

Answer 5

If you would get the transplant of someone elses brain then you wouldnt be you anymore. And who would want to give his/her brain to be donated while being alive? If you arent alive, then your brain wont, either. The only thing that could be useful to some people is to get they brain into the body of someone who has brain death and whose body is still functioning in a more or less normal way. The problem is to get that this brain gets in contact with the rest of the nerves, and that it doesnt reject the transplant.

Ana

Answer 6

No not the brain yet...but how about a head transplant?

- Completed on a dog, when a puppy's head was transplanted onto the neck of an adult dog, it demonstrated full consciousness and motor functions after surgery.
- Completed between 2 monkeys, monkey A's head was transplanted onto monkey B's body, it could blink its eyes and bite the surgeon's finger.

Talk about animal cruelty...(o.o)

Answer 7

No. At least not yet for humans. Brains are sensitive things- they really aren't keen on being deprived of oxygen. Plus, attaching the many nerves and blood vessels in such a short space of time would be very difficult.

I have, however, met people I was sure were brain donors- that's quite another matter...

Answer 8

Well, I'll be darned. It looks like someone has had some success with a monkey. This was an entire 'head transplant'

Answer 9

No....the person would die during surgery and their personality would be completely different and there is way too many nerves and arteries and veins to hook up.

Answer 10

Yes but don't drop the brain

DR. Frankenstein