Live Neuralink shows Noland Arbaugh, a quadriplegic man, playing on a laptop. The company's first brain implant patient, in a surgery performed in January, Arbaugh said he found a place to move the cursor there.
“It's not perfect. We will tell you that we are dealing with some problems,” comment. “Ainda tem muito trabalho pela frente, but já mudou minha vida. But this is what is going to happen in the world. Arbaugh also told you to play Civilization VI At this time, you must wait until you can return to the implant. He describes the process of using Força, two French films Star Wars.
The transmission was made by Neuralink on the social network X (antigo Twitter). Elon Musk, co-founder of the company, editor-in-chief of the video, said that it was possible to “control a computer and play a video game beyond thoughts.” Previously, Musk had said that it was the case. product se chamará Telepathy.
The implant is advanced, but not unprecedented, but scientists
Kip Ludwig, former director of the neurological engineering program at the NIH in the United States, confirmed that what Neuralink shows is not a “groundbreaking discovery.” At the same time, he considers it a “good starting point”.
“So these are our first days in post-implantation, and we will need it with a lot of learning on the part of Neuralink and the patient to maximize the amount of control information that can be used,” the scientist told Reuters.
Oh Wall Street Journal Additionally, the limb controlling a computer for a brain implant is not a new thing — it was done 20 years ago. Even so, you have advanced information: data transmission does not require files, and the patient follows the conversation at a certain pace by controlling the computer.
Em interviewed at Folha de S. Paulo In January, scientist Miguel Nicolelis, professor emeritus at Duke University (EUA), said what Neuralink said was “smoking hot.” Max Hodak and Tim Hanson, co-founders of Neuralink, Nicolelis alumni forum. Ambos is now just in the business.
According to a scientist's opinion, patients with paralysis are not overwhelmed by neurosurgery and its risks, and it is possible to treat these cases with non-invasive techniques.
Neuralink is not a single company exploring the field of brain-machine interfaces. Synchron, Precision Neuroscience, Paradromics and Blackrock Neurotech have certain domain names.
Information on: Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, Folha de S. Paulo
