2024-02-21 06:19:57
The first human patient implanted with a Neuralink brain chip appears to have fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse with thought, said the company founder and also owner of Tesla, Elon Musk.
“Progress is good, and the patient appears to have fully recovered, with no ill effects that we have detected. The patient is able to move a mouse around the screen just by thinking,” Musk said at a Spaces event and announced it at the social platform
Musk has big ambitions for Neuralink
After receiving approval to conduct human testing last September, the company successfully implanted a chip in his first human patient in January.
The study uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface implant in a region of the brain that controls the central nervous system, according to Neuralink. The initial goal is for people to be able to control the cursor or computer keyboard with their thoughts.
The Neuralink logo on a mobile phone with Elon Musk in the backgroundImage: NurPhoto/IMAGO
Given the rapid surgical insertion of his chip devices, Musk aims to treat diseases such as obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia with Neuralink.
This company, valued at regarding $5 billion last year,
has faced repeated calls for scrutiny over security. Reuters reported last month that the company had been fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation rules on the movement of hazardous materials.
ee (Reuters, Forbes)
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