Neuralink Installs Brain Implant In Third Patient

Neuralink’s brain implant has been implanted in a third patient, and the company plans to perform 20 to 30 more procedures in 2025, Neuralink founder Elon Musk said.

The name of the experiment participant is not disclosed, but Musk emphasizes that all three brain implants installed by Neuralink are working properly. Let us recall that last year, the first patient experienced a partial loss of functionality of the thinnest conductors connecting the implant in the cranium with the cerebral cortex. The functionality of the neural interface was restored through compensatory software measures, but the example showed that the corresponding risks exist when using the company’s technology for implanting contacts into the human brain.

It seems that Elon Musk is going to increase the pace so that by the end of the decade, thousands of people around the world will have the opportunity to return to a full life. Albeit in a fairly virtual format. Moreover, the businessman plans to expand the range of brain implants and is already actively working at Neuralink on an implant that can restore people’s vision.