Article Image

IPFS News Link • Robots and Artificial Intelligence

At Least Six Years to Finish First Neuralink Clinical Trials

• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian Wang

As a first application of our technology, they hope to help people with quadriplegia by giving them the ability to control computers and mobile devices directly with their thoughts.

The US clinical first trials for therapeutic purposes will take at least six years.

They would start by recording neural activity in the brain's movement areas. As users think about moving their arms or hands, they would decode those intentions, which would be sent over Bluetooth to the user's computer. Users would initially learn to control a virtual mouse. Later, as users get more practice and our adaptive decoding algorithms continue to improve, they expect that users would be able to control multiple devices, including a keyboard or a game controller.

The first application will enable people with quadriplegia to control a point-and-click computer cursor. They believe there are many other potential future applications for the Link. These may include restoring motor, sensory, and visual function, as well as treatment of neurological disorders.


midfest.info