Elon Musk’s startup company Neuralink livestreamed on March 20 its first patient implanted with a brain-chip using his mind to play chess on a computer. (Credit: Reuters)
Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink announced Wednesday that the first human implant temporarily encountered a problem in the weeks following the surgery.
The company in January implanted its brain-computer interface (BCI) into Noland Arbaugh for the first time as part of a study to see if quadriplegic patients are able to control a computer or mobile device with their mind.
Wednesday marked more than 100 days since the surgery. Since then, Arbaugh has been able to use the system for various applications, like playing online chess and Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. Previously, he relied on a digital interface that was a mouth-held tablet stylus or mouth stick, that had to be put in place by a caregiver.
