Neuralink's first human patient able to control mouse through thinking
Neuralink founder Elon Musk (photo: GettyImages)
Elon Musk, the founder of Neuralink, has shared the success of the first patient who can control a computer mouse with their thoughts, according to Reuters.
"Progress is good, and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen by just thinking," Musk said at a Spaces event on the social media platform X.
Now the company plans to achieve as many mouse button clicks from the patient as possible.
Neuralink company
At the beginning of December, Elon Musk's startup announced the first implantation of a chip into a human brain.
On December 26, the company received permission to test neurochips on humans.
Earlier, we reported that the company first implanted a chip into a human brain. According to Musk, with such a chip, computers and smartphones can be used without the need for hands.
