Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant – ET HealthWorld

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines. “We’ve got … three humans with Neuralinks and all are working well,” he said during a wide-ranging interview at a Las Vegas event streamed on … Read more

Elon Musk’s Neuralink just gave third human a brain implant – ET HealthWorld

Elon Musk’s Neuralink just gave third human a brain implant – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Neuralink Corp., the brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, has successfully implanted its device in a third human patient and plans 20 to 30 more procedures in 2025, Musk announced this week. “We’ve got now three humans with Neuralinks implanted and they’re all working well,” Musk said during an event in Las … Read more

Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial – ET HealthWorld

Elon Musk’s Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: Elon Musk‘s Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking. The brain chip startup said the Canadian study aims to assess the safety and initial functionality of its implant … Read more

Are brain chips the path to human evolution or a step toward control? – ET HealthWorld

Are brain chips the path to human evolution or a step toward control? – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: When I first read that Elon Musk aimed to implant computer chips in human brains, I thought him crazy. Even if the medical risks could be overcome, even if there were advantages, would humans consent to giving up free will and their ability to think for themselves? Would they entrust their emotions and … Read more

Musk’s Neuralink says second trial implant went well, no thread retraction issue – ET HealthWorld

Musk’s Neuralink says second trial implant went well, no thread retraction issue  – ET HealthWorld

London: Elon Musk’s brain technology startup Neuralink said its implant, designed to allow paralysed patients to use digital devices by thinking alone, is working well in a second trial patient. The company said the patient, identified as Alex, did not face issues of “thread retraction”, unlike Noland Arbaugh, Neuralink’s first patient who received the implant … Read more

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says – ET HealthWorld

Neuralink implanted second trial patient with brain chip, Musk says – ET HealthWorld

By Rachael Levy London: Neuralink has successfully implanted in a second patient its device designed to give paralyzed patients the ability to use digital devices by thinking alone, according to the startup’s owner Elon Musk. Neuralink is in the process of testing its device, which is intended to help people with spinal cord injuries. The … Read more

Musk’s Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable – ET HealthWorld

Musk’s Neuralink says tiny wires of brain chip in first patient now stable – ET HealthWorld

By Leroy Leo and Sriparna Roy London: The tiny wires of Neuralink’s brain chip implant used in the first participant in a trial run by Elon Musk’s company have become “more or less very stable”, a company executive said on Wednesday. The company had in May said that a number of tiny wires inside the … Read more

Musk’s Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say – ET HealthWorld

Musk’s Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say – ET HealthWorld

By Rachael Levy London: 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 … Read more

Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess – ET HealthWorld

Neuralink shows first brain-chip patient playing online chess – ET HealthWorld

E lon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip playing online chess. Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulder after a diving accident, was playing chess on his laptop and moving the cursor using the Neuralink device. He had received an implant from the … Read more