The study targets people who are quadriplegic due to cervical spinal cord injury, or ALS, which will enable them to control external devices with their thoughts.
The company’s N1 system uses an array of small probes implanted through robotic surgery to record brain impulses and transmit them to a computer interface. Initially, users are expected to be able to control the cursor or computer keyboard using their thoughts.
Neuralink ran into trouble with animal testing last year but is now operating under an investigational device authorization granted by the FDA.
Source: Ferra
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