Neuralink chip can help restore full body control in people suffering from paralysis: Musk

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday said his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, can help restore full body control in people suffering from paralysis in the near future. Neuralink has achieved a successful brain-chip implant with the first human -- Noland Armagh -- in the US.

The company is now accepting applications for the second participant for a chip implant. “Long-term, I think we can bridge severed nerve signals to a second Neuralink in the spine, restoring full body control,” the tech billionaire posted on the X social media platform.

Arbaugh, the world's first recipient of a Neuralink, has enabled “telepathic control of a computer or phone just by thinking," Musk added. When Neuralink selects the second chip participant, Arbaugh would tell him or her about his life-changing experiences after the implant. The company has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human trials.

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According to the company, the PRIME (Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface) trials aim to evaluate the safety of its implant (N1) and surgical robot (R1). These trials aim to assess the initial functionality of the wireless brain-computer interface for enabling people with paralysis to control external devices with their thoughts.