A Neuralink patient is now able to move a mouse by just thinking about it, but is TikTok scrolling possible?\u060c<\/p>\n
Progress has been made \u2013 but whether this is a bright future or a dark dystopia remains to be seen. Neuralink's first human patient is now able to move a mouse by thinking about it, a Reuters<\/a> the report reads.<\/p>\n Last month, Neuralink implanted a chip in a human's brain, after receiving approval for human trial recruitment in fall 2023.<\/p>\n In 2022, the Neuralink project entered its human testing phase. Prior to this, Neuralink had conducted tests on primates, killing 15 of the 23 monkeys tested. <\/p>\n Today, patient zero with a brain chip appears to have made a full recovery. That's great, but it's remarkable that the patient is able to control a computer mouse using his thoughts, said startup founder Elon Musk.<\/p>\n \u201cProgress is good and the patient appears to have made a full recovery, with some neural effects that we are aware of. The patient is able to move a mouse across the screen just by thinking,\u201d Musk said during a Spaces event on social media platform X.<\/p>\n Musk said Neuralink is now trying to get as many mouse clicks from the patient as possible.<\/p>\n \u201cIn many ways, it's like a Fitbit in your skull, with tiny wires,\u201d Musk said of the Neuralink device during the 2021 livestream event. The technology uses up to 1,024 5-micron diameter wires \u201csewn\u201d into a patient's gray matter to make connections with neighboring neurons, providing high-resolution sampling of the brain's electrical emissions and translating between analog electrical impulses and digital computer code .<\/p>\n As the report says, the study uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface implant in a region of the brain that controls the intention to move. The initial goal is to allow people to control a computer's cursor or keyboard using their thoughts.<\/p>\nHow is it made?<\/h2>\n