Surgeon Swears Human Head Transplant Isn't a 'Metal Gear Solid' Publicity Stunt

Jason Koebler writes: Dr. Sergio Canavero wants to become the first surgeon to perform a human head transplant. But some discerning gamers noticed that a doctor shown in the trailer for Metal Gear Solid V looks almost exactly like Canavero, leading some to speculate that it's all a viral marketing campaign for the upcoming game. Canavero, however, filed a sworn affidavit with Italian police in which he said Konami illegally stole his likeness, and that he has nothing to do with the game.

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Dubious

[damn_registrars]

I heard he also named his first son up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,a,b,select,start. There just might be something to this conspiracy.

Re:Dubious

[CastrTroy]

See, it couldn't possibly be him, everybody knows the real Konami Code is:

up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,b,a

The Start/Select-Start isn't part of the actual code, but rather just get's you into the game. You need to use Select if you want to play 2 player.

Wrong Wrong Wrong

[OzPeter]

It's not a head transplant .. it's a BODY transplant.

Re:Wrong Wrong Wrong

[slashmydots]

Don't tell that to the body. The body thinks it's a head transplant :P

Re:I hope it's a publicity stunt

[Anonymous Coward]

In that case, Dr. Mehmet Cengiz Öz will certainly be recommending on his next show as a miracle weight loss technique.

Common sense here folks

[Lucas123]

Medicine has yet to repair a spinal cord injury, but there are people out there who believe some doctor's going to perform a head transplant? Really?

Re:Common sense here folks

[idontgno]

"paralyzed from the neck down" == "suffocating in minutes", since all respiratory impulses are carried on the somatic spinal nerves controlling the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles. Never mind the fact that severed autonomic nerves means no information from or control of any organs: digestive system shuts down, heart never responds to physiologic need and could spontaneously fibrillate... most organ systems shut down.

Sorry, it's absolutely required to effectively re-fuse the entire spinal cord plus the independent segments of the parasympathetic nervous system (such as the vagus nerve) through the dissection plane. Otherwise, you're just attaching a head to a dying body.