Elon Musk shares plan to mass-produce brain implants for paralysis, neurological disease

Elon Musk’s institution Neuralink volition commencement "high-volume" accumulation of its encephalon implant instrumentality successful 2026, according to a station connected X from Musk.

The Neuralink implant is designed to link the encephalon to a machine by speechmaking electrical signals from neurons and translating them into integer commands, with the extremity of allowing users to power devices oregon regain mislaid functions done the powerfulness of their mind.

Electrodes are placed adjacent neurons successful the encephalon to "detect enactment potentials." This allows the implant to "decode accusation represented by those cells," arsenic elaborate connected the Neuralink website.

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"In the movement-related areas of the brain, for example, neurons correspond intended movements. There are neurons successful the encephalon that transportation accusation astir everything we see, feel, interaction oregon think," the tract reads.

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The spot is described arsenic afloat implantable and cosmetically invisible, measuring conscionable 1.75 inches thick.

The institution began quality trials of its encephalon implant successful 2024 aft addressing information concerns raised by the Food and Drug Administration. Its archetypal exertion was rejected successful 2022.

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In April, a paralyzed antheral with ALS, Brad Smith, became the 3rd idiosyncratic to person a Neuralink implant and is present capable to benignant with his brain, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.

The Neuralink encephalon implant, shown here, measures conscionable 1.75 inches thick. (Bradford G. Smith/X)

Smith, an Arizona hubby and father, is wholly paralyzed and relies connected a ventilator to breathe. He created a video utilizing the brain-computer interface (BCI) to power the rodent connected his MacBook Pro, helium shared successful a station connected X.

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"I americium typing this with my brain. It is my superior communication," Smith, who was diagnosed successful 2020, wrote successful the post, which was besides shared by Musk. He went connected to convey Musk.

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As of September, 12 radical with terrible paralysis worldwide person received Neuralink implants. These patients are utilizing them to power integer and carnal tools with thought, according to a institution station connected X.

The institution that produces the encephalon implants, Neuralink, is owned by Elon Musk. (Chesnot/Getty Images)

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Neuralink did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.