# One surgeon's obsession with head transplants

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Max G. Levy
- Year: 2024
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health, History, Philosophy, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/max_g_levy_one_surgeon_s_obsession_with_head_transplants)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

In 1970, neurosurgeon Robert White and his team carted two monkeys into an operating room to conduct an ambitious experiment. The objective was to connect the head of Monkey A to the body of Monkey B, in what he considered a whole-body transplant, with the ultimate goal of one day performing this surgery on humans. Is such a feat even medically possible? And is it ethical? Max G. Levy investigates. \[Directed by Anton Bogaty, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Greg Chudzik, Cem Misirlioglu\].

## Lectures

1. [One surgeon's obsession with head transplants](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/max_g_levy_one_surgeon_s_obsession_with_head_transplants/2075aeaccb83), 6 min (TED's player)