Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of the brain-chip startup Neuralink, announced on Sunday that the first human patient had gotten an implant and was doing well.
“Preliminary findings indicate encouraging neuron spike identification,” Musk wrote in a post on the social media site X on Monday.
Neurons, which the National Institutes of Health defines as cells that employ chemical and electrical signals to transfer information to and from the body throughout the brain, are the source of spikes in activity.
Last year, the US Food and Drug Administration granted the startup permission to carry out its first human implant experiment, marking a significant step toward its goal of assisting patients in overcoming paralysis and various neurological diseases.
Neuralink stated in September that it has authorization.
