The First Human Has Received , Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Implant.
Musk took to X late on Jan.
29 to make the announcement, CNN reports.
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The FDA cleared Neuralink for human clinical trials last year.
The company recruited people with quadriplegia caused by either ALS or cervical spinal cord injury, CNN reports.
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The trial is part of Neuralink's "PRIME Study," which stands for "Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface.".
A robot installs the chip in the area of the brain responsible for the intention to move.
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The chip then records brain signals and sends them to an app "to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone," Neuralink said in September.
Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer.
That is the goal.
, Elon Musk, via X.
Other companies, such as Synchron, are also trying to develop brain-computer interfaces, CNN reports.
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The idea of brain-nervous system interfaces has great potential to help people with neurological disorders in future.
, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience Association, via CNN.
However, most of these interfaces require invasive neurosurgery and are still in experimental stages thus it will likely be many years before they are commonly available, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the British Neuroscience Association, via CNN
