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| Dr. White in the 1970s. |
CHILLED MONKEY BRAINS
Head Transplants Made Easy
INTERVIEW BY DAVID FEINBERG
Dr. Robert J. White performed his first neurosurgery at age 15—on a frog cadaver in high school bio class. Over the next 50 years, he operated on more than 10,000 brains, one of which accounted for the most ambitious neurological experiment in history: In the 70s, he successfully transplanted the head of one monkey to the body of another. For White’s efforts, the monkey awoke from the anesthesia and tried to bite his finger off.
Nevertheless, his long career in neuroscience has helped save countless human lives, even if he’s killed lots of dogs and monkeys along the way. The animal rights movement really hates him, but he’s not the mad scientist they make him out to be—he’s a good Catholic who’s served as an adviser on medical ethics to the last four popes.
There is tons more with Dr. White this month on Motherboard on VBS.TV.
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