The First Human Has Received , Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Implant.<br />Musk took to X late on Jan. 29 to make <br />the announcement, CNN reports. .<br />The FDA cleared Neuralink <br />for human clinical trials last year.<br />The company recruited people with quadriplegia caused by either ALS or <br />cervical spinal cord injury, CNN reports. .<br />The trial is part of Neuralink's "PRIME Study," which stands for "Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface.".<br />A robot installs the chip in the area of the brain responsible for the intention to move. .<br />The chip then records brain signals and sends them to an app "to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone," Neuralink said in September.<br />Imagine if Stephen Hawking could <br />communicate faster than a speed typist <br />or auctioneer. That is the goal. , Elon Musk, via X.<br />Other companies, such as Synchron, are also trying to develop brain-computer interfaces, CNN reports. .<br />The idea of brain-nervous system <br />interfaces has great potential to <br />help people with neurological <br />disorders in future. , Tara Spires-Jones, president of the <br />British Neuroscience Association, via CNN.<br />However, most of these interfaces <br />require invasive neurosurgery and <br />are still in experimental stages thus <br />it will likely be many years before <br />they are commonly available, Tara Spires-Jones, president of the <br />British Neuroscience Association, via CNN
