Elon Musk announced that his company Neuralink implanted a brain chip in a human in a preliminary clinical study. Neuralink says its goal is to help people living with debilitating conditions, including paralysis, communicate and control external devices with their thoughts. The company has previously demonstrated the ability of the implant to stimulate movement in pigs and monkeys, even demonstrating a monkey with a brain chip playing a video game. PHOTO: A Neuralink brain chip implant is handled by a scientist. What to know about Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip implant originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News January 30, 2024 17:23 UTC