Problems and Prospects: Neuralink and Its Neurochip Implant
Date: 2024-05-13 Author: Gabriel Deangelo Categories: IN WORLD
Neuralink, a startup founded by Elon Musk, has admitted to a problem with a neurochip implanted in the human brain. According to the blog post, part of the device failed, causing some complications.
Revolutionary Research
The startup Neuralink has developed a brain-computer interface (BCI) that allows paralyzed patients to control technology with their thoughts. This innovative system, called Link, uses hundreds of electrodes to record neural signals.
The patient, Noland Arbaugh, was implanted with the chip in January as part of a BCI safety study. Although the operation was successful, some of the chip's strands began to detach from the tissue, reducing the effectiveness of the electrodes and limiting the collection of data from the brain.
Path to Improvement
Despite the problems that arose, Neuralink implemented changes to the data recording algorithm and improved the user interface. The company is also working to improve methods for translating neural signals into cursor movements, increasing the efficiency of the Link system.
Despite the difficulties, Arbo's patient continues to use the neurochip to interact with the world through thoughts, which indicates the potential significance and prospects of Link technology in the future.
