Elon Musk spoke about the condition of a patient with a chip implanted in his brain

Neuralink intends to move forward

According to Neuralink founder Elon Musk, the first patient with a chip implanted in the brain has fully recovered and is able to control a computer mouse with the power of thought. The company now gets the experiment participant to press as many computer mouse buttons as possible.

The first human patient implanted with a brain chip from Neuralink appears to have made a full recovery and is able to control a computer mouse using his thoughts, startup founder Elon Musk said late Monday.

“Progress is good and the patient appears to have made a full recovery and we are aware of the nerve effects. The patient can move the mouse around the screen just by thinking,” Musk noted at the Spaces event.

Elon Musk said that Neuralink is now trying to get as many mouse clicks from the patient as possible.

The firm successfully implanted the chip in its first human patient last month, after receiving approval to enroll people in trials in September.

The study uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface implant in the area of ​​the human brain that controls movement. The initial goal is to enable people to control a computer cursor or keyboard using only their thoughts.

Musk has big ambitions for Neuralink. He says this will facilitate the rapid surgical installation of chip devices to treat diseases such as obesity, autism, depression and schizophrenia.

Neuralink, valued at about $5 billion last year, has faced repeated calls for a review of its security protocols. Last month, Reuters reported that the firm had been fined for violating U.S. Department of Transportation regulations regarding the transport of hazardous materials.