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Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink livestreamed on Wednesday its first patient implanted with a chip using his mind to play online chess.Noland Arbaugh, the 29-year-old patient who was paralyzed below the shoulder after a diving accident, played chess on his laptop and moved the cursor using the Neuralink device. The implant seeks to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using only their thoughts.Arbaugh had received an implant from the company in January and could control a computer mouse using his…

The first human patient implanted with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse using their thoughts, the startup's founder Elon Musk said late on Monday."Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with neural effects that we are aware of. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking," Musk said in a Spaces event on social media platform X.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Elon Musk-owned Neuralink has implanted a brain chip in a patient who is “recovering well". Neuralink’s brain-computer interface (BCI) can help patients use their limbs through thought. But some are wary about the lack of details provided by Musk. How do BCIs work in humans?“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal...", says Musk. Neuralink’s BCI product, called ‘Telepathy’, is “fully implantable" and comprises an…

While Elon Musk and the Neuralink team are attempting to obtain FDA approval to test their Neuralink BCIs on humans and have them authorised for medical usage, US company have surpassed them and implanted 50 chips successfully into people's brains. The NeuroPort Array was developed by Blackrock Neurotech, a firm whose scientists are confident that it would significantly improve the quality of life for people with depression, paralysis, and other illnesses. The company wants to make it possible for people with…

Elon Musk's brain-implant venture has filled an animal-research oversight board with company insiders who may stand to benefit financially as the firm reaches development goals, according to company documents and interviews with six current and former employees. Such oversight boards are required by federal law for organizations experimenting on certain types of animals. The panels are charged with ensuring proper animal care, high research standards, and the reliability of data that helps regulators decide whether drugs…