Neuralink to continue clinical trials of brain implant
Neuralink has started accepting applications to participate in clinical trials of a brain implant that allows you to control digital devices using thought.
This was announced by the owner of Neuralink, Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, on the social network X.
"This is our cybernetic Telepathy brain implant, which allows you to control your phone and computer with the power of thought," Musk explained.
Problems with the first patient
On May 15, Reuters reported that the first patient with a Neuralink implant had lost some of the contacts in the brain, which reduced the efficiency of data transmission. The sources said that the company was aware of this problem at the stage of animal testing and had been trying to solve it for a long time.
The first successful implantation
On January 30, Musk announced the first successful implantation of a human chip, which allowed him to control digital devices using thought. The patient was recovering successfully after surgery. Then on February 20, Musk reported that a patient with a brain chip from Neuralink was able to control a computer mouse with the power of thought. Now the company is striving to achieve the maximum number of mouse clicks from the patient.
Video demonstration of the implant's capabilities
On March 20, Neuralink posted a video showing a paralyzed Nolan Arbo with an implanted neurochip playing chess on a laptop, moving the cursor with the power of thought. This news is you can re-read up on our website by clicking on this link 😉