Neuralink, a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk and seven scientists and engineers, has installed a brain implant in its first human recipient with "promising initial results, the billionaire announced on Tuesday. Elon Musk (AP file photo)“The first human received an implant from @Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. The start-up, launched in 2016, opened a recruitment process seeking participants for its first brain implant trial on humans last year after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Notably, Neuralink's technology mainly works through an implant called ‘Link’ - a device placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery.

Source: Hindustan Times January 30, 2024 05:35 UTC