According to Elon Musk, Neuralink has implanted a chip in the human brain for the first time

Billionaire Elon Musk has announced that his company Neuralink has successfully implanted a wireless chip into the human brain for the first time. BBC writes about it .

According to the publication, Musk noted that the first results of the device's operation are promising and the chip recognizes nerve impulses well. The chip in the brain should be a link between a person and a computer and help people with physical problems and psychological disorders.

Musk announced on his social network X that his company's creation is called "telepathy" and will first be implanted in people with paralyzed limbs.

"This will allow them to use their phone, computer, and through them virtually any other device with just the power of thought," explained Musk.

According to Neuralink's description, the surgery is performed on the brain by a robot. It implants a chip in the brain that has 1024 sensors. The chip is implanted in the part of the brain that controls the "intention to make a movement." It transmits brain signals to an external device, which encodes them and "understands" what movement a person wants to make.

The US government granted Musk's company a license for human trials last May. According to the plan, testing will continue for 6 years.

A few months ago, it became known that Neuralink plans to carry out 11 operations to implant brain implants in 2024 .