At the moment a brain transplant is not possible.
It is not possible at the moment, but I wouldn't be too supprised if it was in the near future. And yes, the donor would have to be dead. But (I'm assuming) the brain on the other hand, would have to be alive, so the donor would have had to just died. Also, take into consideration that a transplant would be extremely hard to do, considering the brain is so delicate.
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No. Einstein donated his brain for dissection, but it was a normal brain to the techniques of the time. The cubed brain is still preserved.
she donated her brain to scientist, now, she has a hamster in a wheel
bone marrow, kidneys heart, brain (i am not sure about these two) there might be more but i do not know
Retinas cannot currently be donated or replaced as whole organs due to their complex structure and connection to the brain. However, some research is being conducted on retinal transplants and artificial retinas to restore vision in certain conditions such as retinal degeneration.
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Any part of the brain can be donated to science, there is use for such as histological specimens, training in anatomy and cancer research. I doubt there are any instances of use in transplant though.
Virginia donated most of D.C., and Maryland donated some
This headgear was donated.
When Einstien died he wanted his brain to be donated to research.His brain was devided into several parts, one of them given to a close relative and the other floating in a jar to this day. When studying Einstien's brain, scientists found unusual grooves and patterns, prooving that Einstien was in fact, "not normal" and unusually brilliant.