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First human receives Neuralink brain chip implant, Elon Musk says
"To link - Elon Musk predicts World War III"
A brain chip made by Neuralink has been installed in a human for the first time, Elon Musk announced on social media today.
Andrew Backhouse and AFP
January 30, 2024 - 1:15PM
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VIDEO - 1:20 Neuralink Receives FDA Approval For In-Human Clinical Trials
On May 25, Elon Musk's neurotech start-up Neuralink received Food and Drug Administration approval to conduct its first clinical
study on humans. NBC reports that Neuralink, which was co-founded by Musk, is developing a brain implant called the Link.
The implant, which operated solely on neural signals, aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies.
A Neuralink brain chip has been implanted in a human for the first time, entrepreneur Elon Musk said.
The Twitter CEO, who founded Neuralink, wrote on Twitter at 11am AEDT today: “The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.”
Elon Musk said in 2022 he would install a Neuralink chip in his brain when they are ready. Picture: Omar Marques/Getty Images
The neurotechnology company co-founded by Mr Musk in 2016 aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers.
The ambition is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, as well as restore vision for people who are born blind.
It might also one day achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.
Mr Musk added: “[The brain chip] enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.
“Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.
“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal.”
He confirmed the first Neuralink product was called Telepathy.
If Neuralink is successful, millions of people around the world living with paralysis could be assisted.
Mr Musk, one of the world’s richest people .. https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/elon-musks-net-worth-grows-as-worlds-richest-man-appointed-to-twitter-board/news-story/f9cfd7b20a7f5338cab01982ac6b219d , has also hinted the technology could go a step further — towards the world previously only imagined in sci-fi shows like Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell.
Among his goals is to, “achieve a symbiosis with artificial intelligence” and that could involve merging humans with AI, according to Vox .. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/17/20697812/elon-musk-neuralink-ai-brain-implant-thread-robot .
The technology has previously been tested on terminally ill monkeys and Mr Musk claimed the chip had not caused any deaths.
“Neuralink has never caused the death of a monkey... in fact, we now have monkeys who have had Neuralink implants for two to three years, and they’re doing great,” he said last year.
He described the monkeys as living in “paradise”, despite reports the primates had suffered painful deaths ..
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths/ .
The start-up last year said it won approval from US regulators to test its brain implants .. https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/elon-musks-neuralink-cleared-for-human-test-of-brain-implants/news-story/ac33a7f1e34f85d81548d7eba5d1a112 .. in people.
Neuralink’s technology will mainly work through an implant called the “Link” — a device about the size of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery.
According to data company Pitchbook, last year California-based Neuralink had more than 400 employees and has raised at least $363 million.
Though he wins most of the headlines, Mr Musk is hardly alone in trying to make advances in the field, which is officially known as brain-machine or brain-computer interface research.
Hit with delays, the tycoon had reportedly reached out to join forces with implant developer Synchron about a potential investment.
Unlike Neuralink’s Link, its implant version does not require cutting into the skull to install it.
The Australia-based Synchron implanted its first device in a US patient in July 2022.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/first-human-receives-neuralink-brain-chip-implant-elon-musk-says/news-story/8cc78f8e3aa04a6566721211e2c48c51
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Synchron announces first human brain-computer interface implant in the USA
20 July 2022 4733
The Stentrode endovascular electrode array
Synchron has announced the first human brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in the USA. This procedure represents a significant technological milestone for scalable BCI devices and is the first to occur in the USA using an endovascular BCI approach, which does not require invasive open-brain surgery, according to a Synchron press release.
The procedure was performed at Mount Sinai West in New York, USA and led by clinical investigator Shahram Majidi (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA). The procedure was performed in the angiography suite with a minimally invasive, endovascular approach. Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance helped coordinate the procedure.
The procedure marks the first US patient implant in Synchron’s COMMAND trial, which is being conducted under the first investigational device exemption (IDE) awarded by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a company assessing a permanently implanted BCI. The USA-based trial is being conducted with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neural Interfaces Program.
https://neuronewsinternational.com/synchron-announces-first-human-brain-computer-interface-implant-in-the-usa/
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Synchron CEO on first FDA approved trial for brain chip implant for paralysis
Fox Business
12K views 2 years ago #varney #FOXBusiness
Synchron CEO Dr. Thomas Oxley on receiving FDA approval for clinical trials in the U.S. and discusses the benefits of his company's brain-computer interface device.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX6JaT222yg
"To link - Elon Musk predicts World War III"
A brain chip made by Neuralink has been installed in a human for the first time, Elon Musk announced on social media today.
Andrew Backhouse and AFP
January 30, 2024 - 1:15PM
91 comments
VIDEO - 1:20 Neuralink Receives FDA Approval For In-Human Clinical Trials
On May 25, Elon Musk's neurotech start-up Neuralink received Food and Drug Administration approval to conduct its first clinical
study on humans. NBC reports that Neuralink, which was co-founded by Musk, is developing a brain implant called the Link.
The implant, which operated solely on neural signals, aims to help patients with severe paralysis control external technologies.
A Neuralink brain chip has been implanted in a human for the first time, entrepreneur Elon Musk said.
The Twitter CEO, who founded Neuralink, wrote on Twitter at 11am AEDT today: “The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial results show promising neuron spike detection.”
Elon Musk said in 2022 he would install a Neuralink chip in his brain when they are ready. Picture: Omar Marques/Getty Images
The neurotechnology company co-founded by Mr Musk in 2016 aims to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers.
The ambition is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, as well as restore vision for people who are born blind.
It might also one day achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and artificial intelligence.
Mr Musk added: “[The brain chip] enables control of your phone or computer, and through them almost any device, just by thinking.
“Initial users will be those who have lost the use of their limbs.
“Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a speed typist or auctioneer. That is the goal.”
He confirmed the first Neuralink product was called Telepathy.
If Neuralink is successful, millions of people around the world living with paralysis could be assisted.
Mr Musk, one of the world’s richest people .. https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/elon-musks-net-worth-grows-as-worlds-richest-man-appointed-to-twitter-board/news-story/f9cfd7b20a7f5338cab01982ac6b219d , has also hinted the technology could go a step further — towards the world previously only imagined in sci-fi shows like Japanese anime Ghost in the Shell.
Among his goals is to, “achieve a symbiosis with artificial intelligence” and that could involve merging humans with AI, according to Vox .. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/7/17/20697812/elon-musk-neuralink-ai-brain-implant-thread-robot .
The technology has previously been tested on terminally ill monkeys and Mr Musk claimed the chip had not caused any deaths.
“Neuralink has never caused the death of a monkey... in fact, we now have monkeys who have had Neuralink implants for two to three years, and they’re doing great,” he said last year.
He described the monkeys as living in “paradise”, despite reports the primates had suffered painful deaths ..
https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-pcrm-neuralink-monkey-deaths/ .
The start-up last year said it won approval from US regulators to test its brain implants .. https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/elon-musks-neuralink-cleared-for-human-test-of-brain-implants/news-story/ac33a7f1e34f85d81548d7eba5d1a112 .. in people.
Neuralink’s technology will mainly work through an implant called the “Link” — a device about the size of five stacked coins that is placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery.
According to data company Pitchbook, last year California-based Neuralink had more than 400 employees and has raised at least $363 million.
Though he wins most of the headlines, Mr Musk is hardly alone in trying to make advances in the field, which is officially known as brain-machine or brain-computer interface research.
Hit with delays, the tycoon had reportedly reached out to join forces with implant developer Synchron about a potential investment.
Unlike Neuralink’s Link, its implant version does not require cutting into the skull to install it.
The Australia-based Synchron implanted its first device in a US patient in July 2022.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/first-human-receives-neuralink-brain-chip-implant-elon-musk-says/news-story/8cc78f8e3aa04a6566721211e2c48c51
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Synchron announces first human brain-computer interface implant in the USA
20 July 2022 4733
The Stentrode endovascular electrode array
Synchron has announced the first human brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in the USA. This procedure represents a significant technological milestone for scalable BCI devices and is the first to occur in the USA using an endovascular BCI approach, which does not require invasive open-brain surgery, according to a Synchron press release.
The procedure was performed at Mount Sinai West in New York, USA and led by clinical investigator Shahram Majidi (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA). The procedure was performed in the angiography suite with a minimally invasive, endovascular approach. Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance helped coordinate the procedure.
The procedure marks the first US patient implant in Synchron’s COMMAND trial, which is being conducted under the first investigational device exemption (IDE) awarded by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to a company assessing a permanently implanted BCI. The USA-based trial is being conducted with support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Neural Interfaces Program.
https://neuronewsinternational.com/synchron-announces-first-human-brain-computer-interface-implant-in-the-usa/
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Synchron CEO on first FDA approved trial for brain chip implant for paralysis
Fox Business
12K views 2 years ago #varney #FOXBusiness
Synchron CEO Dr. Thomas Oxley on receiving FDA approval for clinical trials in the U.S. and discusses the benefits of his company's brain-computer interface device.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX6JaT222yg
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