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Neuralink has just confirmed a second implantation of its brain device in a living human. According to the information provided by the company, which is quite limited, the patient received this implant during the month of July. He is now in very good health.
At the beginning of August, Elon Musk had already spoken about this subject at a conference. He was notably accompanied on stage by Noland Arbaugh, the company's first patient. Today we know a little more about this second patient and his health.
A quadriplegic, like Noland Arbaugh, Alex suffered a spinal cord injury. Thanks to Neuralink's implant, he is now able to play video games, including the famous title Counter Strike 2. He was already a regular gamer before the operation. He used the Quadstick adapted system for people with reduced mobility to play.
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In addition to playing In video games, patient Alex is said to have been able to design 3D objects thanks to his implant. He is said to have used fairly common graphic design software. The implant allows him to manipulate the mouse with his mind.
Neuralink, for its part, is pleased that the operation was a success. The company now hopes to be able to carry out other operations before the end of the year to dispel doubts about the risks incurred by people with a Neuralink implant.
A very successful second operation
Neuralink also announces in its press release that the operation on Alex was much easier than the very first one on Noland. Indeed, this first installation of the ” Link ” (the chip that is housed in the heart of the brain) had been complicated by recalcitrant electrical wires. A few days after the operation, they had retracted into Noland's brain, rendering the chip unusable.
In this new operation with Alex, Neuralink changed a few points of its procedure to avoid this problem. Almost two months after the operation, it seems to be a success. Neuralink's next big project is now to connect this chip to a robotic arm or a wheelchair to facilitate physical interactions between the patient and the outside world.
If the company succeeds in linking these devices together, patients could eat or move around on their own, giving them access to greater autonomy.
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