Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink seeks for the human nervous system to be able to communicate with computers. Here's how to take part in clinical trials.
What will the N1 implant be used for?
The plan is to start using the device only with quadriplegic patients first. Musk said he's wanted to see if the device will help people restore their vision as well as people with little or no ability to operate their muscles rapidly to operate computers and control devices.
The main concern that most have is how exactly the device will be inserted safely. Neuralink has created a robot called R1 that was designed specifically to implant these chips safely without removing the brain's protective outer layer.What is interesting is that another company, Blackrock Neurotech, has already inserted its own brain implant into patients over 50 times since 2004 with much success.
However, it has worked extremely well with quadriplegic patients helping them regain tactile function, movement of limbs and prosthetics and the ability to control
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