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Is it possible to have a brain transplant? how does that work?
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No.: It is not possible to do a brain transplant. It seems unlikely that this will ever be possible, as there are almost an infinite number of connections between the brain and the rest of the body, and there would be no way to establish these in a donor recipient.
Answered 12/1/2012
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