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== Partial brain transplant == In 1982, Dr. Dorothy T. Krieger, chief of [[endocrinology]] at [[Mount Sinai Hospital, New York|Mount Sinai Medical Center]] in New York City, achieved success with a partial brain transplant in [[Mouse|mice]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/18/us/transplant-success-reported-with-part-of-a-mouse-s-brain.html|title=Transplant Success Reported With Part of a Mouse's Brain |agency=Associated Press|date=18 June 1982|work=The New York Times|access-date=20 July 2010}}</ref> In 1998, a team of [[surgeon]]s from the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] attempted to transplant a group of [[brain cells]] to Alma Cerasini, who had suffered a severe [[stroke]] that caused the loss of mobility in her right [[Limb (anatomy)|limbs]] as well as had [[Dysarthria|limited speech]]. The team hoped that the cells would correct the listed damage. She died later on.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vedantam |author-link=Shankar Vedantam|first=Shankar|title=Artificial Brain Cells Implanted In-Patient The Procedure Is The First of Its Kind. Doctors Hope Eventually To Treat Brain Disorders This Way. |date=2 July 1998 |url=http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-02/news/25737590_1_brain-cells-alma-cerasini-brain-disorders|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |access-date=29 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418185950/http://articles.philly.com/1998-07-02/news/25737590_1_brain-cells-alma-cerasini-brain-disorders|archive-date=18 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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