What to know about Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company OK'd for human testing by the FDA

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Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain-implant company, recently received clearance from the Food...

of Neuralink would be to improve people's ability to learn and remember new information, allow people to communicate with machines and do away with keyboards or touch screens and improve Internet speeds and network coverage.about the device, including the high risk of brain injury or infection and potential abuse by governments and security agencies. There also has not been much research on brain-computer interfaces.

The Chronicle reached out to Neuralink for comment on the investigations but did not receive a response. Before the FDA approved Neuralink's human trials, the agency pointed out other safety concerns, such as concerns about the"lithium batter inside of the device, the possibility of the implant's wires migrating within the brain and the challenge of safely extracting the device without damaging brain tissue," according toThe details of the FDA's approval of the Neuralink testing were not immediately unclear, including on how many humans the company would be allowed to test...

 

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