Sergio Canavero made headline news a few years ago after planning to perform a head transplant on a disabled patient.
Controversial surgeon Sergio Canavero claims that he has performed the first ever human head transplant.
Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has managed to sever and reconnect the spinal cords of nine mice.
The alleged success could mean that plans to perform a human head transplant in 2017 are still on track.
The controversial surgical procedure is set to be attempted on a human patient in December 2017.
Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure.
A leading surgeon believes it will soon be possible to perform a real-life head transplant on a human.