Elon Musk’s Neuralink has received FDA approval to attempt a second brain chip implantation using a revised method.
The initial implant in January had issues, with 85% of the device’s ultra-thin threads detaching from the cortex of the brain of the first subject, quadriplegic Noland Arbaugh.
The new method aims to insert the threads 3-5 millimeters deeper for enchanced stability. Over 1,000 quadriplegics have applied, however, less than 100 meet the study’s criteria.
Neuralink, introduced by Elon Musk, plans to implant 10 chips this year.
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