First human patient with Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip Noland Arbaugh shares 100 days update; says: 100 days in and I already can’t …
Noland Arbaugh, the first human to receive Elon Musk’s Neuralink N1 brain implant has marked his 100th day with the device by sharing a detailed post on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter). Arbaugh who was paralysed from the shoulders down since 2016 due to a diving accident, described the experience as “science fiction that somehow became my everyday reality.” He also recalled the as straightforward: a small incision, robotic placement of 1,024 ultra-thin threads into his motor cortex, and a quick recovery. By Day 7, his scar was fading, and he felt sharper and more positive once the brain-computer interface (BCI) was activated.
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