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Neuralink, the brain chip implant that aims to enable individuals with paralysis to control devices through their thoughts, has successfully implanted its brain-computer interface in a human.
The clinical trial focuses on patients with quadriplegia and ALS, aged 22 and above. Initial results show promising neural spike detection.
Each Neuralink device contains a chip and electrode arrays of more than 1,000 superthin, flexible conductors that are surgically threaded into the cerebral cortex. Neuron impulses are recorded, and the chip connects wirelessly to a device behind the ear containing a Bluetooth radio. This then sends signals to control a smartphone or computer.
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