Elon Musk's company implanted an implant into the human brain for the first time (4 photos)

The entrepreneur reported that the patient with the implant is alive and feeling well.





A neurotechnology company owned by Elon Musk has announced the first successful experience of implanting an implant into the human brain. Neuralink's product is called Telepathy, and scientists expect it will allow a person to control a phone and a computer with the power of thought.



The neurochip consists of thread-like electrodes that go to the receiver capsule and, via Bluetooth, allow you to control gadgets: a computer, a smartphone, etc.

These skills will be of great use to people who have lost limbs. Subsequently, implants will also be able to control prostheses - in this case, the scope of their use may expand significantly.





A message about the implantation appeared on the social network X (formerly Twitter)

“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could express his thoughts faster than a speed typist or an auctioneer. That’s the goal,” Musk explains the meaning of the implant. The owner of the company is confident that the future is not far off in which a person, with the help of his implants, will be able to become a cyborg who can control a computer or other gadgets with the power of thought.



Musk created the startup Neuralink in July 2016, and in May 2023 the company received regulatory approval to conduct clinical trials on humans. Then Neuralink announced a search for volunteer patients with paralysis due to vertical spinal cord injury.

Previously, the implant was implanted in 9-year-old monkey Pager, who was able to play video games using the chip. Neuralink's blog showed a video in which the monkey first played with a joystick, moving the cursor after an orange square, and then, when the joystick was taken away from him, the macaque managed to continue the game using the power of thought.