{"id":54148,"date":"2024-01-30T07:53:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/elon-musks-neuralink-implants-brain-chip-in-first-human-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T07:53:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T07:53:07","slug":"elon-musks-neuralink-implants-brain-chip-in-first-human-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/elon-musks-neuralink-implants-brain-chip-in-first-human-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip in first human | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink on Sunday and is recovering well, the company’s billionaire founder Elon Musk said.<\/p>\n

“Initial results show promising neuron spike detection,” Musk said in a post on the social media platform X on Monday.<\/p>\n

Spikes are activity by neurons, which the National Institute of Health describes as cells that use electrical and chemical signals to send information around the brain and to the body.<\/p>\n

The US Food and Drug Administration had given the company clearance last year to conduct its first trial to test its implant on humans, a critical milestone in the startup’s ambitions to help patients overcome paralysis and a host of neurological conditions.<\/p>\n

In September, Neuralink said it received approval for recruitment for the human trial.<\/p>\n

The study uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in a region of the brain that controls the intention to move, Neuralink said previously, adding that its initial goal is to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.<\/p>\n

The implants’ “ultra-fine” threads help transmit signals in participants’ brains, Neuralink has said.<\/p>\n

The first product from Neuralink would be called Telepathy, Musk said in a separate post on X.<\/p>\n

The startup’s PRIME Study is a trial for its wireless brain-computer interface to evaluate the safety of the implant and surgical robot.<\/p>\n

Neuralink did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for further details.<\/p>\n

The company has faced calls for scrutiny regarding its safety protocols. Reuters\u00a0reported<\/a>\u00a0earlier this month that the company was fined for violating US\u00a0Department of Transportation (DOT) rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials.<\/p>\n

The company was\u00a0valued at about $5 billion last June<\/a>, but four lawmakers in late November\u00a0asked the US Securities and Exchange Commission<\/a>\u00a0to investigate whether Musk had misled investors about the safety of its technology after veterinary records showed problems with the implants on monkeys included paralysis, seizures and brain swelling.<\/p>\n

Musk wrote in a social media post on Sept. 10 that “no monkey has died as a result of a Neuralink implant.” He added that the company chose “terminal” monkeys to minimize risk to healthy ones.<\/p>\n

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