Musk's brain implant company in search of human trials partner

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Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink has approached one of the biggest U.S. neurosurgery centers as a potential clinical trials partner as it prepares…

Reuters could not verify the latest status of the talks. Neuralink representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Inspector General began looking into potential animal-welfare violations at Neuralink last year. Current and former employees have detailed concerns to Reuters about the company’s rushed animal experiments, resulting in needless suffering and deaths.Article content

Barrow has helped standardize brain implant surgeries in which the patient can remain asleep, a key step in making it more acceptable to a broad set of the population, Ponce said. The devices Barrow has been implanting so far are different than Neuralink’s. Barrow works with deep brain stimulation devices, which received FDA approval in 1997 to help reduce Parkinson’s tremors and have been implanted in more than 175,000 patients.

 

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So weird to see the Citizen post a click-bait-y story that has zero Ottawa implications and get pretty much no engagement on it. Is this really more lucrative than coverage of local issues?

Bill Carroll?

yeah I’d prefer my brain not explode thanks

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