Posted on 01/29/2024 8:44:03 PM PST by shadowlands1960
Elon Musk said that the first human patient has received a brain implant from his startup Neuralink.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk reported that the patient is recovering well, and the initial results of the Neuralink brain implant procedure are promising.
Neuralink's brain implant is designed to assist individuals with traumatic injuries in operating computers using their thoughts. In May, the company announced FDA approval for its first human trials. Last year, Neuralink began recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) for the trial.
On X, Musk revealed that Neuralink's initial product would be called Telepathy. It aims to enable "control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking." Musk emphasized that the initial users of the product would be individuals who have lost the use of their limbs. He envisioned a scenario where individuals like Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer.
Musk mentioned that Neuralink has achieved positive results for neuron spike detection, indicating successful recordings from the patient's brain, according to Kip Ludwig, co-director of the Wisconsin Institute for Translational Neuroengineering at the University of Wisconsin. However, Neuralink needs to demonstrate its capabilities beyond other leading companies in the field, such as Blackrock Neurotech and Synchron.
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I didn’t even realize he had one to begin with.
I misread the title and thought it said “transplant”! I was reminded of an article I read on a plane 35 years ago which talked about a fictitious brain transplant.
Right off the bat, they pointed out that a brain transplant is a situation where you wanted to be the DONOR! The humor got better from there. I found myself laughing out loud on the plane.
I was worried at first, but everything went fine and I am well into recovery.
Elon Musk is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life.
Any bets on when one of those brain implants will blow?
EV failure and COVID-19 vax failure
Both are “Sudden”
Might not be a coincidence
“ He should stick to electric cars.”
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You know he’s trying to explore ways to help the severely disabled and, IMHO, that’s not a bad thing. I wish him and the disabled volunteers well in this testing.
I know this is a totally crazy idea these days, but how some animal testing first....
😆 I was thinking of old Marty Feldman. By the way, how do they get people to volunteer to give up their brains, for transplant into someone else?
I thought of the same thing! Remember that movie well. It was disturbing!
Won’t need the Playstation controller any more!! Interesting video...thanks for the link.
Thanks for the link. I wasn’t impressed at first until later in the video it was pointed out that the hand control was NOT ACTUALLY CONNECTED (which I had failed to observe until then). Then I was VERY impressed.
I really do wish Elon well with this endeavor but we all need to recognize that these are only the initial baby steps in this technology.
Neural link a astronaut in the space capsule via cable or short range telemetry to Optimus spacebot for near ship activities (repair and construction). Moon and Mars habitats also could use a version of tele operated human controlled human like robots for outside and subsurface operations.
No, but in the end, if it works, how many disabled will be able to afford it? How many people will actually benefit from it? Electric vehicles work, but who can afford them, or the batteries that go in them?
Yes, President Bumblen will walk up stairs. Will it reveal his thoughts about little girls? Yes, it will and it will give the results of their smell test. Will it reveal his influence peddling? Faster than a auctioneer can auctioneer: “300,000dollarsforthelandyouwanttobuyneartravisairbase. SoldChina!”
Will it read his thoughts with the proper Ap? Yes, you can get the download on ebay. PSsssss! Don’t reveal the Nuclear Code!
If Biden had a brain he’d be a conservative.
Same goes for ANY Liberal.
It’s one of my operative definitions of a Liberal.
Yes, brainless idiots.
April 13, 2004
FDA Approves Human Brain Implant Devices
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