Quadriplegic Man Uses Mind to Play Video Games With Neuralink Brain Chip
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Neuralink live-streamed an interview with its first patient, a 29-year-old quadriplegic man named Noland Arbaugh.
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Using Neuralink's brain implant inserted in January, Arbaugh can now play games like chess and Civilization with his mind.
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Arbaugh had a diving accident about 8 years ago that left him with a C4-C5 spinal cord injury and quadriplegia.
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The brain chip has enabled Arbaugh to control a cursor to play games, which he compared to "learning to use the Force."
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Neuralink previously drew criticism for animal experiments leading up to its first human implantation trial to test the safety and efficacy.