After receiving FDA approval for in-human study in May, Neuralink has officially opened enrolment for its brain implant.
) – a groundbreaking investigational medical device trial for our fully-implantable, wireless brain-computer interface – aims to evaluate the safety of our implant and surgical robot and assess the initial functionality of our BCI for enabling people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts,” the company notedAs for candidates for the in-human study, those with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are deemed to qualify by...
“During the study, the R1 Robot will be used to surgically place the N1 Implant’s ultra-fine and flexible threads in a region of the brain that controls movement intention. Once in place, the N1 Implant is cosmetically invisible and is intended to record and transmit brain signals wirelessly to an app that decodes movement intention,” the company added.
The objective’s for this first trial will be similar to what Neuralink has achieved while testing on monkeys, with the company noting that the, “goal of our BCI is to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone.”
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