• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home News

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

Musk’s Neuralink is one of many groups working on linking brains to computers, but claims to be "quite ahead" of the field.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2022-12-02 09:15
in News
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

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

In a presentation which was livestreamed on Wednesday night, Mr Musk said his team is in the process of asking US regulators to allow them to test the device.

He said he thinks the company should be able to put the implant in a human brain as part of a clinical trial in about six months.

Musk’s Neuralink is one of many groups working on linking brains to computers, efforts aimed at helping treat brain disorders, overcoming brain injuries and other applications.

Rajesh Rao, co-director of the Centre for Neurotechnology at the University of Washington, said the field dates back to the 1960s, “but it really took off in the 90s. And more recently we’ve seen lots of advances, especially in the area of communication brain computer interfaces”.

Animals at Neuralink are respected and honored by our team. Without proper context, information from medical records and study data can be misleading. In this blog post, we want to provide an accurate statement of Neuralink’s commitment to animal welfare. https://t.co/Lc9P3URorF

— Neuralink (@neuralink) February 14, 2022

Rao, who watched Musk’s presentation online, said he does not think Neuralink is ahead of the pack in terms of brain-computer interface achievements.

“But … they are quite ahead in terms of the actual hardware in the devices,” he added.

“They are quite ahead”

The Neuralink device is about the size of a large coin and is designed to be implanted in the skull, with ultra-thin wires going directly into the brain.

Musk said the first two applications in people would be restoring vision and helping people with little or no ability to operate their muscles rapidly use digital devices.

RelatedPosts

James Norton slams Rishi Sunak’s ‘maths to 18’ plans

Downton Abbey castle scraps weddings ‘because of Brexit’

Stars named for new Netflix film about Andrew’s Newsnight interview

GB News presenter goes full Partridge by setting up studio in front room after walking out

He said he also envisions that in someone with a broken neck, signals from the brain could be bridged to Neuralink devices in the spinal cord.

“We’re confident there are no physical limitations to enabling full body functionality,” said Musk, who recently took over Twitter and is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.

In experiments by other teams, implanted sensors have let paralysed people use brain signals to operate computers and move robotic arms.

Paralysis

In a 2018 study in the journal PLOS ONE, three participants with paralysis below the neck affecting all of their limbs used an experimental brain-computer interface being tested by the consortium BrainGate.

The interface records neural activity from a small sensor in the brain to navigate things like email and apps.

A recent study in the journal Nature, by scientists at the Swiss research centre NeuroRestore, identified a type of neuron activated by electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, allowing nine patients with chronic spinal cord injuries to walk again.

Researchers have also been working on brain and machine interfaces for restoring vision.

Rao said some companies have developed retinal implants, but Mr Musk’s announcement suggested his team would use signals directly targeting the brain’s visual cortex, an approach that some academic groups are also pursuing, “with limited success”.

Neuralink representatives did not immediately respond to an email to the press office.

Dr Jaimie Henderson, a neurosurgery professor at Stanford University who is an adviser for Neuralink, said one way Neuralink is different than some other devices is that it has the ability to reach into deeper layers of the brain.

But he added: “There are lots of different systems that have lots of different advantages.”

Related: Kanye West off Twitter after posting swastika inside Star of David

Content Protection by DMCA.com
Tags: Elon Musk

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

WATCH: Presenter has Tory MP squirming when asked what his credentials are

Rishi Sunak prepares for gruelling PMQs

The Growth Of Migration Cinema

Piers Morgan’s Meghan comments draw most complaints in Ofcom history

‘Earth sends a warning’: Newspapers react to record-breaking temperatures

In pics – Flashback to HMP Birmingham prison riot where lags were seen with guard’s helmet & keys

Hampstead: Film Review

Outrage from devastated High Street as Amazon pays less tax in UK despite profits tripling

Pot kettle? UK pulls judges from Hong Kong amid human rights worries

North American institutional investors to plough billions into Europe infrastructure and property projects

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.