Elon Musk, the head of major companies like Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, founded ‘Neuralink,’ which has showcased an unprecedented marvel in history. Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old individual who lost mobility in his hands due to a diving accident, was enabled to play chess. ‘Neuralink’ implanted an electronic chip in his brain. With the help of this chip, Noland could move a mouse using his brain and play chess on a computer without anyone’s assistance. A 9-minute long video related to this is currently creating a sensation on the internet.
The chip implantation treatment done by the ‘Neuralink’ company was quite straightforward, mentioned the patient Noland Arbaugh. He said that with the assistance of this electronic chip, he is now able to do things he thought were impossible after the accident. He mentioned being able to play video games again since the chip was implanted in his brain.
Before the diving accident, Noland Arbaugh said he frequently played the Civilization VI game. After the accident, he had distanced himself from this video game. However, he expressed happiness that Neuralink’s assistance has regained his ability to play this game again.
Noland also mentioned encountering some issues with the electronic chip but didn’t want to delve into details. He noted that there are limitations to the chip’s performance and that it still needs further improvements. Regardless, he expressed joy that this advanced treatment method has transformed his life.
Elon Musk, the founder of Neuralink, commented on the recent video. He said, ‘People who were paralysed before they will be able to walk again… and reconnect the injured part of the spinal cord with the brain… it’s now practically possible.’
Last year in May, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the treatment method of implanting an electronic chip in the brain. Following this, Neuralink announced in January this year that they had implanted a chip in a human for the first time. This video shared by the company after the experiment is notably their first. Previously, ‘Neuralink’ had conducted experiments on monkeys with this chip and achieved successful results.
