title: HEAVEN: The Frankenstein effect.
abstract: The HEAVEN head transplant initiative needs human data concerning the acute restoration of motor transmission after application of fusogens to the severed cord in man. Data from two centuries ago prove that a fresh cadaver, after hanging or decapitation, can be mobilized by electrical stimulation for up to 3 hours. By administering spinal cord stimulation by applied paddles to the cord or transcranial magnetic stimulation to M1 and recording motor evoked potentials, it should be possible to test fusogens in fresh cadavers. Delayed neuronal death might be the neuropathological reason.
authors.affiliation: HEAVEN/GEMINI International Collaborative Group, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Canavero
authors.affiliation: HEAVEN/GEMINI International Collaborative Group, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: XiaoPing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: HEAVEN/GEMINI International Collaborative Group, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: C Yoon
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Delayed neuronal death; electrical stimulation; fusogens; spinal cord fusion