Elon Musk’s brain chip firm Neuralink has received “breakthrough device” status for an implant aimed at helping blind patients regain their sight, the firm announced Wednesday. Dubbed “Blindsight,” the experimental brain implant gained clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to participate in the voluntary program. It is one of 58 devices to receive … Read more
Neuralink’s disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter. The company knew from animal testing it had conducted ahead of its US approval last year … Read more
Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup said Wednesday that its first-ever implant has malfunctioned. Neuralink’s brain-computer interface, known as a BCI, was implanted into 29-year-old patient Nolan Arbaugh’s brain back in January. Designed to help patients with paralysis control external technology using only their mind, Arbaugh — who is paralyzed from the shoulders down due to a … Read more
The first human to have a Neuralink computer chip surgically implanted in his brain demonstrated how he uses his thoughts to move a computer cursor around a screen to play online chess and toggle on and off a music stream. Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old man who is paralyzed from the shoulders down due to a … Read more
Elon Musk announced that his human tech startup Neuralink has inserted a chip implant into the brain of its first human test subject. The billionaire said the person had the chip surgically implanted into their brain on Sunday and “is recovering well” “Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk wrote on X, the social media he owns. The … Read more
