An American woman who had been paralyzed for about 20 years due to a car accident has been able to operate a computer with just thought after undergoing Elon Musk’s brain transplant start-up “NuralLink” chip transplant.
British media Daily Mail said that Audrey Crews from Louisiana has recently been able to write her name on the computer screen.
Audrey also shared a photo of herself using a computer on her social media account. “I wrote my name for the first time in 20 years,” she said.
Audrey was diagnosed with general paralysis due to damage to his spine in a car accident at the age of 16. He recently implanted a small coin-sized device into his brain through Neuralink, which allowed him to control a computer with just his thought. The chip implanted in Audrey’s brain reads brain signals by connecting electrodes to neurons that control motor performance. The signal is transmitted to computers with Neuralink software through Bluetooth and is converted into commands.
Audrey said, “You can draw, write, scroll through your mouse (on your computer) just by thinking,” adding, “I’m living my normal life using telepathy, and most people wouldn’t know that this is possible.”
Earlier, Neuralink was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a brain transplant in five patients. Currently, three patients with spinal cord injuries and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have completed the transplant. They succeeded in manipulating a computer or playing a game with just the thought of it.
Neuralink expects to obtain approval from the FDA for “Telepathy,” a mechanical communication device that connects to the brain, in 2029.
JENNIFER KIM
US ASIA JOURNAL
