Neuralink chip

June 2, 2023

Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company Neuralink has received US Food and Drug Association approval to begin human trials.
Neuralink is making a Class III medical device known as a brain-computer interface (BCI).
The device connects the brain to an external computer via a Bluetooth signal, enabling continuous communication back and forth.
Working
- The device itself is a coin-sized unit called a Link. It’s implanted within a small disk-shaped cutout in the skull using a precision surgical robot.
- The robot splices a thousand tiny threads from the Link to certain neurons in the brain.
- Each thread is about a quarter the diameter of a human hair.
Benefits– the device could enable precise control of prosthetic limbs, giving amputees natural motor skills.
- It could revolutionise treatment for conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, and spinal cord injuries.
- It also shows some promise for potential treatment of obesity, autism, depression, schizophrenia and tinnitus.