In a presentation showcasing the Neuralink implant that Elon Musk hopes will one day connect the human brain to a computer, two monkeys reportedly moved computer cursors with their brains. The exploit was first documented by others in a human in 2006 in the pre-YouTube era and with much more cumbersome technology, tethering patients to …
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November 30 (Reuters) – Elon Musk said on Wednesday he expected a wireless brain chip developed by his company Neuralink to begin human clinical trials in six months, after the company missed the deadlines he had set. The company is developing brain chip interfaces that it says could help disabled patients move and communicate again, …
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Neuralink, Elon Musk’s startup that hopes to link our brains directly to computers, showed progress in two medical areas on Wednesday: helping blind people see and helping people with spinal cord injuries walk. The company, one of five led by Musk, is working on technology to deposit thousands of electrodes thinner than a hair into …
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CNN Business — Elon Musk — the founder of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla and, most recently, owner of Twitter — hosted a flashy event Wednesday night for another of his companies: Neuralink, the startup offering implants that connect your brain to a computer. The event featured a video that Musk said showed a monkey using …
