US EditionFirst UK User Describes Experience with Neuralink Brain Chip
Sebastian Gomez-Pena uses Neuralink’s brain implant with 1,024 electrodes to control a computer cursor, part of a UK trial involving seven participants testing safety and reliability.
- Sebastian Gomez-Pena, volunteer in the first UK trial, showed he can control a laptop cursor using the Neuralink chip linked to 1,024 electrodes implanted at University College London Hospital by Neuralink's R1 surgical robot.
- It's taken Neuralink nearly 20 years to develop its chip, electrode, robot and AI tools, with the mission to restore autonomy for those with unmet medical needs while larger clinical trials are required.
- Nerve signals travel via electrode threads around 10-times thinner than a human hair to the chip, with 4mm electrode insertion depth in the hand-movement brain area, while AI decoding software `learns` to interpret signals.
- One early UK user described the impact as life-changing, saying `It is a massive change in your life where you can suddenly no longer move any of your limbs`, while Neuralink has not published results in peer-reviewed scientific journals and declined interviews.
- Neuralink plans include the Blindsight augment to restore vision, while Elon Musk said a next-generation Neuralink implant with three times current capability is expected later this year.
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'Elon Musk Neuralink brain chip was implanted in my head - it's magical' - The Mirror
Sebastian Gomez-Pena was an avid rugby player before a horror diving accident on holiday left him paralysed below the neck - but is now able to operate a computer using a Neuralink chip in his brain
We tell you about Blindsight, Neuralink’s ambitious chip to return vision. Neurotechnology company, Neuralink, revealed the projects he’s working on. Elon Musk presents Blindsight, Neuralink’s chip to return visionThe 54-year-old mogul Elon Musk- presented the breakthroughs of Blindsight, the Neuralink chip that seeks to restore vision to people. The device even pretends that completely blind people will regain sight.
There has been an increase in the number of test subjects who have received the chip, which will be used to help people with paralysis.
One of the first users of the Neuralink brain chip in the UK says using the technology "feels magical." The device, developed by Elon Musk's company, allows people with severe paralysis to control a computer with just their thoughts.
Elon Musk Announces Timeline For Next-Gen Neuralink Implant With 3X Capability — 21 People Already Enrolled Worldwide
Neuralink has grown its human trials to 21 participants worldwide as Elon Musk confirms a next-generation brain implant with three times the current capabilities is set to debut later this year. Neuralink Expands Human Trials On Wednesday, Musk's brain-implant company said that it now has 21 participants enrolled in clinical trials across the globe. This marks a notable increase from the 12 people reported using the implants in September to cont…
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