The goal will be to link human brains to computers. The company is planning to test the technology on individuals with paralysis.
Apparently, a robot will be assigned the task of implanting a BCI to human brain, that will allow the subjects to take control of a computer cursor, or type using only their thoughts.
However, rival companies have already achieved the feet by implanting BCI devices in human.
Neuralink’s clinical trial has been approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in May, achieving an important milestone, taking into consideration the struggle it had faced to gain approval for the same.
In regards to this, Neuralink stated at the time that the FDA approval represented “an important first step that will one day allow our technology to help many people.”
While the final number of people recruited has not yet been confirmed, according to a report by new agency Reuters, the company had sought FDA’s approval to implant the devices in 10 people ( their former or current employees)./
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The six year study will commence following a surgery, where a robot will implant 64 flexible threads, thinner than a human hair, on a region of the brain that managed ”
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