We have a monkey with a wireless implant in its skull with tiny wires that canPlay
video games with the help of your mind.Elon Musk, CEO of electric car manufacturer Tesla and investor in various startups
According to him, the monkey is "happy" and lives in"The best monkey room in the world", which Neuralink has set up for experimental animals. The chip implanted in the monkey is almost invisible, Musk said. According to him, it looks like "a fitness bracelet in the skull with tiny wires that are connected to the brain."
Musk added that the goal of this work is to recover from brain and spinal injuries and regain lost human capabilities.
The billionaire promised that the video of the monkeys in which the chip was implanted would be published in about a month.
A startup is developing brain chipsNeuralink, which Musk created in 2017. In July 2019, the company held a presentation at which it announced the first steps in the development of chips for communication between the brain and the computer.
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