Neuralink on Wednesday said part of its brain implant malfunctioned in the weeks following its first in-human procedure. The company has built a brain-computer interface that could help patients with paralysis control external technologies with their minds. In January, Neuralink implanted the device in a 29-year-old patient named Noland Arbaugh. A number of threads have retracted from Arbaugh’s brain, Neuralink said in a blog post Wednesday. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images
Elon Musk‘s startup Neuralink on Wednesday said part of its brain implant malfunctioned after it put the system in a human patient for the first time.
Neuralink has built a brain-computer interface, or a BCI, that could eventually help patients with paralysis control external technology using only their minds. The company’s system, called the Link, records neural signals using 1,024 electrodes across 64 “threads” that are thinner than a human hair, according to its website.
In January, Neuralink implanted the device in a 29-year-old patient named Noland Arbaugh as part of a study to test its safety. The company streamed a live video