An Italian neuroscientist is ready to perform the first head transplant on a human within 2017.

Dr. Sergio Canavero has performed the operation on mice; now, a Russian man named Valery Spiridonov has volunteered for the procedure CBS news reports.

Spiridonov, 30, suffers from Werdnig-Hoffmann Disease, a fatal genetic disorder that leads to complete paralysis by killing nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.

Dr. Canavero maintains he can perform the operation, estimating a 90% chance ...