Elon Musk Just Showed Off How Neuralink's Implant Works...in a Pig

Elon Musk's Neuralink just unveiled their latest progress on their brain machine interface. Here's what you need to know.
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On August 28th, 2020, Elon Musk hosted a livestream with updates on his company Neuralink’s progress toward making a Brain Machine Interface, or BMI.

BMIs have potential uses helping those with disabilities move robotic limbs or even helping able-bodied people use computers and devices in newer and faster ways.

While there are a few approaches to making a BMI, Elon Musk’s Neuralink uses electrodes on strands just a few micrometers thick that are threaded in between neurons to read their activity. And although Neuralink’s latest BMI still relies on those original threads, the product otherwise looks radically different from how it first appeared.

Find out more about what the new brain tech has to offer and what the future of Neuralink holds in this Elements.

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Why Elon Musk Wants to Implant an Electrical Wire in Your Brain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIWaIJllptc

Elon Musk is one step closer to connecting a computer to your brain
https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/8/28/21404802/elon-musk-neuralink-brain-machine-interface-research
"At a Friday event, Elon Musk revealed more details about his mysterious neuroscience company Neuralink and its plans to connect computers to human brains."

Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/08/musk-says-that-neuralink-implants-are-close-to-ready-for-human-testing/
"On Friday, Elon Musk gave an update on what's probably his third-most-prominent company: Neuralink."

Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils prototype of brain implants — and looks toward clinical trials
https://www.statnews.com/2020/08/28/elon-musks-neuralink-unveils-prototype-of-brain-implants-and-looks-toward-clinical-trials/
"Elon Musk on Friday unveiled a coin-sized prototype of a brain implant developed by his startup Neuralink to enable people who are paralyzed to operate smartphones and robotic limbs with their thoughts — and said the company had worked to “dramatically simplify” the device since presenting an earlier version last summer."
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