Year with an implant in the brain: How has the life of the first patient with a neuralink chip changed

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/B1/9F/IB-FQ4N286PJ_F4A499EA.jpg" ALT = "A year with an implant in the brain: how the life of the first patient with a neuralink chip changed"/~ 62. < p > a year ago, 30 January 2024, Ilon Maska stated that & nbsp; use & nbsp; first implant neuralink in the human brain.

~ ~ ~ < p > A year after implantation, the patient can control computer; Rsquo; by the auditor, using only the power of his mind. How did the training go with and what difficulties the first patient with neuroimplant, & nbsp; writes & nbsp; the Guardian.

~ ~ > 62 > 62 < p > The patient was 30-year-old man Noland Arbo. At the age of 22, he was injured while working in a summer camp in New York. While bathing in a lake, a friend accidentally hit him in the head when they jumped together.

< p >Doctors stated serious damage to the spinal cord that deprived it of mobility below the neck.

< p >< em > “My brain & ndash; this is the last part of me over which I really feel control”, & nbsp; & ndash; says Noland Arbo.

< p > for a long time the man was completely immobilized. He remembers that he could keep the stylus in his mouth and switch the songs to the iPad. However, he was not enough. Therefore, Noland introduced its name to the largest database of spinal cord injuries in North America. But to no avail.

< p > 8 years later he first heard about Ilona Mask and his neurochip. He was on the operating table & ndash; He was implanted by Chip Neuralink into the motor cortex of the brain. Noland has agreed to participate in the Neuralink Prime study for 6 years.

< p >Microchip consists of 1,024 electrodes placed on a subtle thread.

< p > initially noland was disappointed by the fact that he had to stop using the implant every 5-6 hours so he could charge it.

< p > Although implantation was successful in a month with & Rsquo; it was clear that Chip began to lose efficiency & ndash; The electrodes deviated from neurons through natural brain movements. This became a serious threat to the functionality of the device.

< p > However, Neuralink engineers were able to adjust the device. They used new brain signal reading algorithms that allowed us to restore functionality.

< p > The team has been working on improving the system for several weeks, and now Chip again allows Noland to perform many tasks without physical contact with devices.

< p > now the first patient with neurochip only by thought can move cursor on screen, dial messages and even compete in video games.

< P > In the future, such devices can assist not only people with disabilities, but also become a tool for improving cognitive capabilities, connection to digital systems and even exchange of thoughts between people through neurointerface.

~ ~ ~ < P > However, there are a number of ethical issues that cause the use of this technology. For example, Noland notes that the reading and transmission of brain signals can lead to possible unauthorized access to personal information.