DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane ELON MUSK'S NEURALINK's 1st HUMAN CLINICAL TRIALS Source: Stock Elon Musk's brain implant start-up Neuralink is set to start its 1st human clinical trials. Here's what we know: Neuralink, a controversial biotech startup, is recruiting participants for its first human clinical trials It's offering brain implants for patients with paralysis These are wireless Brain Computer Interfaces (BCI) Purpose is to see if the implant can help paralyzed people control external devices like a computer cursor or keyboard with their thoughts A robot will insert the brain chip into the area of the patient's brain that controls the intention to move The chip sends and records brain signals to an app These 1st human trials, according to Neuralink, have been approved