The future is here: the monkey played Pong with the power of thought

Neuralink, a startup by Elon Musk, is successfully testing its neural interface on animals (without harm to themselves)

animals, of course). Recent videos from the company showed the monkey Pager playing Pong without any controllers, and at such a speed that not every person could do the same.

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How it works?

As the scientists themselves explain, in the head of the macaqueimplanted a special chip that communicates directly with the neurons of the brain and receives signals, which are then decoded on a computer. Thus, the monkey controls the platforms in the game. And there is no need to move your hands or anything else: scientists process only thoughts (if this concept is generally applicable to a monkey).

Prospects

Once Neuralink passes all tests foranimals, scientists will move on to testing on humans. In the future, this means that people with disabilities (including those completely paralyzed) will be able to control prosthetics in the same way as their “natural” limbs.