You have the chance to join the Neuralink Patient Registry at neuralink.com/patient-registry if you find the idea of receiving Elon Musk’s brain implant intriguing.
The first clinical study, known as the “Prime Study,” is for Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (PRIBCI) and is scheduled to begin in about six years, according to the Prime Study brochure.
One of the quotations from a Neuralink promotional film is, “In the video, a Neuralink promoter says: ‘You would be a part of the process of challenging limitations of leading an existence of the human species.'” “Envision the joy of being able to communicate with your loved ones by thoughts only, browse through the web or play games without physical movements!”
This first app has a framework for developing conformance that screens applicants. Candidates must be physically disabled in their early stages, such as paraplegia, losing the ability to use limbs, blindness, deafness, loss of bodily abilities, and/or severely impaired brain functions.
Thus far, Nolan Arbaugh, a 29-year-old man who had a diving accident that left him without control over his hands, legs, or arms, has been the only individual to receive the implant. After becoming paralyzed eight years ago, he can now use his impression to mentally play video games.
