The first user to receive a Neuralink brain implant has recovered from surgery and is learning to use the device with the power of thought.
Neuralink N1 is charged with a wireless charger. The implant’s 1,024 electrodes are only sufficient to monitor individual areas of the brain. NEURALINK, COLOURBOX, SIMO SAHLA
News agency Reuters according to the founder Elon Musk shared his company’s news on Monday in X’s Spaces space.
A quadriplegic person under the age of 40 was looking for a tester. The implant was installed near the hand-related area of the motor cortex. The device collects data from the brain, which in further development could try to interpret brain waves into commands related to movements.
According to Musk, the company is now trying to collect as many mouse button presses as possible from the user. The goal would be to make it possible to move the mouse cursor or write using the brain user interface.
Musk has big plans for the company’s product development. He would like to make it possible to quickly install brain chips and use them to treat obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia.