Brain Implants

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Brain implant could ease the effects of a traumatic injury years later

A device that was implanted into the brains of people with traumatic brain injuries substantially improved their cognitive function a year later, a small study suggests

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2406255-brain-implant-could-ease-the-effects-of-a-traumatic-injury-years-later/

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? Life with a brain implant

Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios

Eight years ago, Noland Arbaugh was paralyzed from the neck down after an accident. Today, he's the first patient to have a chip from Neuralink — Elon Musk's company — implanted in his brain, which allows him to control his computer with just his thoughts. The big picture: Arbaugh told his story to Bloomberg's Ashlee Vance this month. "Once you get a taste for using it, you just can't stop. It blows my mind so much," he said. "In the early days, Arbaugh had to learn how to tune Neuralink's software to his brain patterns and get the gist of turning thoughts into action," Vance writes. Now, "Arbaugh taps into his implant 10 to 12 hours a day, only giving it a rest when it's charging or when he's sleeping." "He begins each morning by reading an online devotional from the Gateway Church in Texas on his laptop and then assesses the state of his fantasy baseball roster. He's still studying and churning through audiobooks and playing a lot of video games."

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Musk’s company aims to soon test brain implant in people

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said his Neuralink company is seeking permission to test its brain implant in people soon.

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-spacex-twitter-inc-science-business-9d077dd326f2fbd8faf194fda742aada

Elon Musk says a third patient got a Neuralink brain implant. The work is part of a booming field

Elon Musk said a third person has received an implant from his brain-computer interface company Neuralink, one of many groups working to connect the nervous system to machines.

https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-computer-interface-9dbc92206389f27fd032825cf1597ee5?