Businessman Elon Musk referred to the first chip implanted by his neurotechnology company Neuralink. He stated that the patient has already recovered.
Elonk Musk talked about the first patient with the Neuralink chip
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He American businessman Elon Musk assures that the first human patient to receive a brain implant from his company Neuralink is capable of move a computer cursor with thought. The chip was installed during the last days of last month and turned out to be a success, the owner reported on his official X account.
According to the website of Neuralinkthe study aims to review the functionality of the interface that allows people with tetraplegia, or paralysis of all four limbs, control devices with thought.
Elon Musk’s statements about the brain implant
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“It appears that the patient has fully recovered.” “no adverse effects”said Musk in an interview broadcast on his platform, X, about the implant. Furthermore, he assured that he is capable of “move the mouse around the screen just by thinking“.
In that sense, he explained: “We try to make as many button presses as possible occur from thought.” The Neuralink technology It works through a device of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through surgery.
The objective of the study of Neuralink, Elon Musk’s company
The company co-founded by Musk In 2016 it aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. What the company seeks is to enhance human capabilities, treat neurological disorders and one day achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.
The owner of the company that was formerly Twitter is not the only one trying to advance in this field, officially known as information research. brain-machine or brain-computer interface.
After several delays, the tycoon would have tried to join forces with the implant developer Synchron. That company, based in Australia, implanted its first device in a US patient in July 2022.
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