A chip will be surgically implanted in the area of the brain that governs the intention to move in trial participants. The major objective, according to the business, is "to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone," and the gadget, which would be implanted by a robot, would then record and send brain impulses to an app.
Those with paralysis caused by cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be eligible for the six-year trial, which includes 18 months of at-home and clinic visits followed by five years of follow-up visits. Those interested can register for the patient registration on Neuralink's website.
Musk has been working on Neuralink's objective of connecting the human brain to a computer for five years, but the company has only tested on animals so far. In 2022, a monkey died during project testing as part of efforts to teach the animal to play Pong, one of the first electronic games.
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