Posted 1/30/2024, 3:45:00 AM
Elon Musk's Neuralink Implants Chip in First Human, Aims to Enable Thought-Control of Devices
- Neuralink chip implanted in first human test subject, announced by Elon Musk; aims to decode intended movement signals from brain activity
- Goal is to enable control of devices like phones or computers just by thinking; first users expected to be those with paralysis
- Requirements to participate include quadriplegia from injury/ALS, 1 year post-injury, over 22 years old
- Neuralink N1 implant has 1,024 electrodes over 64 threads to record and transmit neural activity to mobile app
- Animal rights group PCRM condemns Neuralink's approach, cites complications in animals; urges focus on noninvasive brain-machine interfaces