Elon Musk's brain chip company Neuralink is officially looking for its first human participants in an upcoming study, the first of its kind for the company. 2VIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGESThe search for study participants follows an independent review board evaluation that granted the company approval to test its product on humans over the course of a six-year study. Popular Now: Xbox profits revealed in new FTC leakIt was only last year that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) denied Neuralink's request to fast-track human trials. However, the regulator granted Neuralink an investigation device exemption (IDE), which enables the company to use a device for clinical studies, hence the call for human participants. As for who Neuralink is looking for, Elon Musk's brain-chip company is after patients with quadriplegia caused by a vertical spinal cord injury or ALS.

Source: The Guardian September 20, 2023 16:13 UTC