A Neuralink the stage of registration of volunteers has begun for those who want to participate in tests with their brain chip. Elon Musk, in December, stressed that implants in humans would begin in about six months. The proposed benefits are in the treatment of brain damage such as paralysis and blindness. About the risks of implanting an experimental chip in the human brain, the businessman said: “we want to be extremely careful and make sure it will work well before we put the device in a person.“.

Space exploration enthusiast supplemented:

“We have already submitted most of the necessary documents to the Food and Drug Administration. [FDA, equivalente à Anvisa]. We think that probably in about six months we will be able to get our first neurolink in a human.”

The registration tab is available on the company website. At present, the volunteer must have over 18 years old and be a US resident. It is also necessary to have pre-existing problems such as paraplegia, vision loss, deafness and more. According to the participants in the process, the chip will operate through brain signals that will transmit information to a checkpoint for electronic devices. In addition, the function will be able to control hormones.

Neuralink is under investigation for animal rights violations

Back in the USA Neuralink involved in a federal investigation. In this case, the situation indicates that the authorities are analyzing whether the company violated the welfare of animals in laboratory tests. The first complaints were shared by employees who said there was internal pressure to push the experiments forward, resulting in the unnecessary death of the animals used, or even prolonged suffering.

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Source: Megacities, Neuralink.

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