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Musk on 2nd Brain Chip Implant: 'So Far, So Good'

His Neuralink says another patient has received the chip, in wake of issues with the first patient

(Newser) - Earlier this year, a brain chip from Elon Musk's Neuralink was implanted in a human patient for the first time, with some hiccups . Now, Quartz reports that a second patient has received a Neuralink chip, with the company noting it hopes to carry out eight more such implants by...

Neuralink Is Going to Give Implant a Second Shot

FDA approves fix to issue of neural threads dislodging

(Newser) - The FDA has approved Neuralink's plan to put its brain implant in a second human patient—with adjustments for issues that arose with the first . Some 85% of the implant's electrode-containing threads became dislodged from Noland Arbaugh's motor cortex, severely limiting the data that could be gained...

Neuralink's First Patient Comes Forward

Noland Arbaugh talks to Bloomberg about his gains—and his struggles

(Newser) - Noland Arbaugh had never heard of Neuralink when a friend reached out in September, saying the company was looking for a quadriplegic to test its wireless brain-computer interface implant. For Arbaugh, who was paralyzed below the shoulders during a diving accident in 2016, the idea that he could control a...

There's a Problem With Neuralink's Patient Implant

Threads containing electrodes retracted from Noland Arbaugh's brain, limiting data transfer

(Newser) - A month after implanting a brain chip in its first human patient, Neuralink discovered a problem. Initially shown playing virtual chess, Mario Kart, and Civilization using his thoughts , quadriplegic Noland Arbaugh noticed his so-called mind control seemed to slow in the weeks after the Jan. 28 implantation, the Wall Street ...

Neuralink's First Human Subject Demonstrates 'Telepathy'

Noland Arbaugh shows how he can control his computer by thinking

(Newser) - Noland Arbaugh, the first human to receive a Neuralink brain-computer implant , demonstrated how the device works in a livestream the company posted to X Wednesday. In it, the 29-year-old plays two games on his computer (chess and Civilization), showing how he can move the cursor around the screen simply by...

Musk's Neuralink Is Ready for a Human Trial

Qualifying quadriplegics to take part in 6-year study of brain-computer interface

(Newser) - A few months after receiving FDA approval to launch human trials, Neuralink is looking for people willing to let an experimental robot stick an equally experimental device into their brain. Elon Musk's brain-implant startup is seeking people over the age of 22 with quadriplegia due to vertical spinal cord...

Musk's Neuralink Gets OK for Human Trials

FDA greenlights brain implant for testing in humans

(Newser) - Elon Musk's Neuralink says it's received FDA approval to put brain implants in humans for the first time. It "represents an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people," says the company. Neuralink hopes its implants will cure conditions from...

Scientists Have Made Paralyzed Monkeys Walk
Scientists Have Made
Paralyzed Monkeys Walk
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Nov 10, 2016 6:38 PM CST

Scientists Have Made Paralyzed Monkeys Walk

'The whole team was screaming as we watched'

(Newser) - In what could someday prove to be a major step forward for people with spinal cord injuries, scientists out of Switzerland are reporting in the journal Nature that they've gotten paralyzed monkeys to walk again. NPR describes the surgery on the rhesus macaques thusly: A neurosurgeon "placed electrodes...

Military May Boost Soldier Performance With Brain Stimulation

Seen as safer alternative to prescription drugs

(Newser) - Air crew, drone operators, and other personnel serving in the military's most demanding roles may soon get a non-pharmacological boost: brain stimulation. Devices that use five electrodes to shoot weak currents into very specific targets in the cortex have performed very well in studies investigating performance under pressure, boosting...

Sea Slugs Inspire New Brain Implant Technology

Findings could apply to people with Parkinson's and spinal cord injuries

(Newser) - Sure, it’s a warty creepy-crawly that lurks at the bottom of the ocean, but the sea cucumber has inspired scientists to create a new material that could be used in implanted brain electrodes to help people with Parkinson’s disease, reports the BBC. The creature stiffens its skin when...

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