Neuralink’s first patient, Noland Arbaugh, has shared his extraordinary journey from paralysis to becoming a “celebrity cyborg.” Arbaugh, who was paralyzed in a freak diving accident, has become the most public recipient of the brain implant built by Elon Musk’s Neuralink Corp.
What Happened: Arbaugh, a former student at Texas A&M University, was paralyzed from the neck down after a diving accident. The accident drastically altered his life, but in January, he became the first person to receive a brain implant as part of a Neuralink clinical trial.
The implant, while not restoring his ability to move, has allowed Arbaugh to control his laptop using only his thoughts, offering a potential solution to some of his physical limitations.
Arbaugh has been using the implant to browse the web and communicate with friends, replacing his previous method of using an iPad with a stick held in his mouth, reported Bloomberg.
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