{"id":11826,"date":"2024-03-21T10:53:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T08:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/neuralink-chip-enables-patient-to-control-computer-with-thoughts\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T08:53:16","slug":"neuralink-chip-enables-patient-to-control-computer-with-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/neuralink-chip-enables-patient-to-control-computer-with-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuralink Chip Enables Patient to Control Computer with Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man with an implanted Neuralink chip has learned to control a computer using his thoughts. He showcased his skills during a broadcast on the media platform X.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OMIeGGjYtG\">https:\/\/t.co\/OMIeGGjYtG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neuralink (@neuralink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neuralink\/status\/1770563939413496146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>29-year-old Nolan Arbo is the first patient to undergo the Neuralink implant procedure. During the broadcast, he explained that he became paralyzed following a diving accident.<\/p>\n<p>After the operation, Arbo learned to control a computer and play video games using the technology, which Elon Musk previously <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1752118131579867417?s=20\">described<\/a> as a &#8220;form of telepathy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>&#8220;The operation was very easy. I was literally discharged from the hospital the next day. I have no cognitive impairments,&#8221; Arbo reported.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the patient, the technology is still imperfect but has the potential to change many lives.<\/p>\n<p>Former director of the neural engineering program at the US National Institutes of Health, Kip Ludwig, <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/technology\/2024\/mar\/20\/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-chip-patient-chess\">believes<\/a> that the demonstrated results &#8220;cannot be called a breakthrough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\n<cite>&#8220;This is still a very early period post-implantation, and there is much work to be done by both Neuralink and the subject,&#8221; he added.<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, Ludwig noted that for patients, it is a positive development\u2014they have gained the ability to interact with a computer in ways they could not before the operation.<\/p>\n<p>In February, a person with a Neuralink brain chip <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/neuralinks-brain-chip-enables-mind-controlled-cursor\">completed<\/a> a full rehabilitation course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man with an implanted Neuralink chip has learned to control a computer using his thoughts. He showcased his skills during a broadcast on the media platform X.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1295,1341],"class_list":["post-11826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-chips","tag-neuralink"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"24","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11826"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11826\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11825"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}