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Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip successfully in first human patient with “promising initial results”, the founder said in a post on social media platform X on Monday. successfully in first human patient with “promising initial results”, the founder said in a post on social media platform X on Monday.
“Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk said in a post.
Spikes are activity by neurons, which the National Institute of Health describes as cells that use electrical and chemical signals to send information around the brain and to the body.
The neurotechnology company, which was co-founded by Elon Musk in 2016, is aiming at creating direct communication between the computers and brain.
The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well.
Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 29, 2024
The ambitious project is aimed at supercharging human capabilities as well as treating neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, and one day is likely achieve the establishment of a symbiotic relationship between artificial intelligence and humans.
September last year, Neuralink claimed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had given them the approval to conduct its first trial to test brain implants in people, a critical breakthrough in the startup’s ambitions to help patients overcome paralysis and a host of neurological conditions.
How Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip through invasive surgery
The technology of Neuralink is set to mainly work through an implant known as the “Link”, which is a device nearly the size of five stacked coins. The brain-computer interface (BCI) device is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery in a region of the brain that controls the intention to move.
The startup’s primary Study is a trial for its wireless brain-computer interface to evaluate the safety of the implant and surgical robot. According to Neuralink, this will be a milestone stride in accomplishing company’s initial goal of enabling people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.
The implants’ “ultra-fine” threads help transmit signals in participants’ brains, Neuralink has said.
In a separate Post on X, Musk said the first product from Neuralink would be called Telepathy.
Neuralink is not the only company which has been trying to advance in the field of brain-machine or brain-computer interface research. Elon Musk has reached out, as per reports, to join forces with implant developer Synchron regarding a potential investment.
Enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.
Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.
Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 30, 2024
Unlike the Link of Neuralink, its implant version does not require cutting into the skull for its installation. The first device was implanted by Australia-based Synchron in a US patient in July 2022.
As per the data company Pitchbook, California-based Neuralink last year had more than 400 employees and was able to raise nearly $363 million.
Read: Elon Musk: The Visionary Entrepreneur Shaping Our Future
The company was valued at about $5 billion last June, but four lawmakers in late November asked the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Musk had misled investors about the safety of its technology after veterinary records showed problems with the implants on monkeys included paralysis, seizures and brain swelling.
The company has faced calls for scrutiny regarding its safety protocols. Earlier this month, Reuters reported that the Company was fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials.
Reacting to the statement, Elon Musk wrote in a social media post on Sept. 10 that “no monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant.” He added that the company chose “terminal” monkeys to minimize risk to healthy ones.
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