Surgeon behind worlds first human HEAD transplant says the operation could take place in the UK next year. A neurosurgeon planning to carry out the first human head transplant has revealed the daring operation could happen in the UK. Sergio Canavero wants to carry out the operation next year and believes it could lead to people paralysed from the neck down being able to walk again. The surgeon said the UK is the most promising place in Europe to conduct the procedure, after a virtual reality system that will prepare patients for life in their new body was unveiled in Glasgow last week. Scroll down for video Dr Sergio Canavero pictured wants to carry out the operation next year and believes it could lead to people paralysed from the neck down being able to walk again. He is pictured at a press conference about a VR system that will prepare patients for life in their new body. FIRST HEAD TRANSPLANT COULD HAPPEN IN THE UK Professor Canavero has said the UK is the most promising place in Europe to conduct the procedure, after a virtual reality system that will prepare patients for life in a new body was unveiled in Glasgow last week. Speaking at the event, Professor Sergio Canavero said so many countries are willing to follow me outside of Europe or the US. Im now trying to bring this to the west and I will try my best to make this happen here in the UK. The choice of the UK is, in part, because of the huge amount of support that he has received from people in the country, Dr Canavero said. It is time for you here in Britain to start discussing all the ethical implications and if you are willing to see this happen here, he said, because if the UK says no then it will be somewhere else. The choice of the UK is, in part, because of the huge amount of support that he has received from people in the country, Dr Canavero said. It follows the unveiling of virtual reality system that will prepare patients for life in a new body. Speaking at the event in Glasgow, Professor Sergio Canavero said so many countries are willing to follow me outside of Europe or the US. Im now trying to bring this to the west and I will try my best to make this happen here in the UK. It is time for you here in Britain to start discussing all the ethical implications and if you are willing to see this happen here, he added, because if the UK says no then it will be somewhere else. Russian wheelchair user Valery Spiridonov has volunteered to take part in the first operation, which would see his head frozen to stop brain cells from dying and tubes connected to support key arteries and veins. The spinal cord would then be cut, repaired and fused on to a donor body and the skin stitched back together. 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The surgeon said the UK is the most promising place in Europe to conduct the procedure, after a virtual reality system that will prepare patients for life in their new body was unveiled in Glasgow last week HOW VIRTUAL REALITY WILL HELP PATIENTS TO WALKThe new VR system was created by Chicago based firm Inventum Bioengineering Technologies. The idea is to enable patients to take part in training sessions in the months leading up to an operation to prevent the occurrence of unexpected psychological reactions. The system comprises a harness to enable to patient to practice in a standing position, along with a VR headset. Hand controls can also be used. Y8J' alt='Being Human Uk Free Online Episodes' title='Being Human Uk Free Online Episodes' />These experiences will be developed based on techniques used in conventional neurorehabilitation. Dr Canavero and his team believe that this is the best possible way to prepare patients for a world in which they can walk again. We are combining the latest advancements in virtual reality to develop the worlds first protocol for preparing the patient for bodily freedom after the transplantation procedure. Prospective patient Mr Spiridonov said Virtual reality simulations are extremely important as this kind of system allows. A cutting device developed by Professor Farid Amirouche at the University of Illinois, Chicago that will be used by a neurosurgeon planning to carry out the first human head transplant. The cutting device developed by Professor Farid Amirouche at the University of Illinois, can control cuts to a micrometre one millionth of a metreIn September, the  neurosurgeon outlined plans to conduct Frankenstein experiments to reanimate human corpses to test his technique. Dr Canavero and his collaborators discussed trials to test whether it is possible to reconnect the spinal cord of a head to another body with tests that will stimulate the nervous system in fresh human corpses with electrical pulses. Watch Homegrown Online Forbes. However, the Russian man who has volunteered to have the first transplant also revealed that his girlfriend is opposed to him having the operation. Dr Sergio Canavero plans to conduct tests on human corpses before performing a human head transplant next year. Russian Valery Spiridonov has volunteered to be the first person to have the operation pictured right with Dr Canavero, centre, on Good Morning BritainThe aim of the surgery is to first cut the spinal cord and then repair it before using electrical or magnetic stimulation to reanimate the nerves and even movement in the corpse. In an article for the Surgical Neurology International, Dr Canavero and his colleague in South Korea and China drew parallels to the infamous story of Frankenstein, where electricity is used to reanimate the fictional monster. He pointed to experiments conducted in the 1. Dr Canavero and his colleagues said A fresh cadaver might act as a proxy for a live subject as long as a window of opportunity is respected a few hours. GIRLFRIEND OPPOSES PATIENTS HEAD TRANSPLANT PLANThe man who has volunteered to undergo the first human head transplant in the world has said his girlfriend does not want him to have the controversial surgery. Valery Spiridonov suffers from a genetic disorder that means he is wheelchair bound and physically unable to take care of himself without constant assistance. He has offered to be the first to undergo the controversial procedure proposed by Dr Sergio Canavero which would see him being decapitated and then his head being reattached to a donors body. But in September, Mr Spiridonov told ITVs Good Morning Britain that his girlfriend is opposed to the operation. He said She supports me in all what I do, but she doesnt think that I need to change, she accepts me the way I am.