Targeting motor impairment and spinal cord injuries, Neuralink’s early explorations aim to empower paralyzed individuals to control limbs, prosthetics, and even communicate through text messages using only their thoughts.
The company initiated the “PRIME” study in September, recruiting patients with quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injuries or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Clinical Study
The company’s brain-computer interface (BCI) involves a surgical robot implanting the device into the skull, utilizing electrodes to process neuronal electrical activity. This information is then transmitted to external devices, such as computers. And it revolutionizes the field of neurotechnology.
Neuralink’s primary objective with its BCI is to enable people to control computer cursors or keyboards through their thoughts alone.
Described as a “fully implantable, wireless brain-computer interface,” the Neuralink implant holds the potential to restore full-body movement for individuals with paralysis.
