Elon Musk‘s Neuralink should be ready to test its technology on humans in six months, the entrepreneur said during a live-streamed update about progress the company has made with its brain-implant technology
called Pong as the device translated its brain activity into commands with the help of machine-learning software.its goal in putting together an application to the FDA was to use its tech platform, which includes a surgical robot that threads its tiny proprietary electrodes, or brain-signal recording wires, into the brain. The company wants to use those capabilities to treat neurological conditions like movement disorders, spinal cord injuries and blindness.
“That’s a big challenge,” said Sumner Norman, chief neuroscientist at AE Studio, a development agency with a dedicated team of brain-computer interface engineers. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez explores new technologies aimed at helping fully and partially paralyzed patients regain their sense of touch, which also helps them with moving normally again. Illustration: David Fang
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