Elon Musk has just announced the success of the operation to implant a Neuralink sensor into a patient. He is now able to control a computer mouse with his brain.
A little more than six months after obtaining the long-awaited authorization to carry out tests on humans, Neuralink announced that it had carried out its first implant. A surgical operation which took place at the end of last January. And the adventure would be on the right track if we are to believe the latest statements from the company’s boss, billionaire Elon Musk.
Neuralink passes the first stage successfully
One day, will all men be equipped with a brain chip, which will give them new powers? This is one of Elon Musk’s dreams, which he is developing through his company Neuralink. And his company has just passed a first decisive step, since the first implanted patient would respond well to the operation!
“ Progress is good and the patient appears to have fully recovered, with no ill effects that we are aware of. The patient is able to move a mouse on the screen by simple thought » said the richest man in the world during a space, on his platform X (formerly Twitter).
And now the patient at work
Suffice to say that there is not too much delay in taking the next steps. And for Elon Musk, they will consist of obtaining as many mouse clicks as possible from this patient. No additional details on the rest of the process have yet been provided by Neuralink.
Ultimately, the company, which during the month of February discreetly transferred its headquarters to Nevada, wishes not only to improve human cognitive abilities, but also to be able to cure a certain number of pathologies. Among these, schizophrenia, autism or even depression. Last year, Neuralink was valued at $5 billion.
Source : Reuters
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