On January 30, Elon Musk posted on social ** that the world's first brain-computer interface transplant received a device transplant from brain-computer interface company neuralink yesterday, and the transplant is currently recovering well.
Brain-computer interface is to establish a control channel and communication channel between the brain of a person (or other animal) and the external environment that does not depend on peripheral nerves and muscles, so as to achieve the purpose of direct interaction between the brain and external devices, and control the equipment, and then play a role in monitoring and improving body functions.
Neuralink was co-founded by Elon Musk and several scientists in 2016. Neuralink defines the company's mission as "to create a universal, high-bandwidth brain interface that will restore autonomy to those with unmet medical needs and unleash human potential tomorrow." It is reported that Neuralink's first brain-computer interface product is called Telepathy (telepathy).
This product allows you to control your phone, computer, or pretty much any other device just by thinking about it. Musk added, "The initial users will be those who have lost their limb function." Imagine if Stephen Hawking could communicate faster than a typist or an auctioneer – that's what we're aiming for. ”
On September 23, 2023, Neuralink posted that the company began to prepare BCI (implantable wireless brain-computer interface) investigational medical device trials and began to recruit volunteers for patients with quadriplegia due to ALS (cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). According to Neuralink's patient registration page, the study will place a tiny, non-visible implant in the brains of quadriplegic patients where movement is planned, and a device used to decode the patient's neural activity and allow the patient to control external devices with his or her mind.
Neuralink's brain-computer interface implant (NeuraLink).
Brain-computer interface has become a hot spot at the forefront of global science and technology, and major countries are competing for it. On January 29, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology and other seven departments issued the "Implementation Opinions on Promoting the Innovation and Development of Future Industries" (hereinafter referred to as the "Implementation Opinions"), which pointed out that it is necessary to comprehensively lay out the future industry. As one of the innovative landmark products for future development, brain-computer interface needs to break through key technologies and core devices such as brain-computer fusion, brain-like chips, and brain computing neural models, develop a number of easy-to-use and safe brain-computer interface products, and encourage the exploration of applications in typical fields such as medical treatment, unmanned driving, and virtual reality. Author丨Wang XinhaoEditor丨Xu HengmeiEditor丨Maria Producer丨Lian Xiaodong.