Neurotech startup Neuralink has received approval to begin recruiting patients for its first in-human clinical trial.
Patients who participate in the trial will have to undergo invasive brain surgery. Neuralink is building a brain implant that aims to help people with severe paralysis control external technologies using only neural signals. This means patients with severe degenerative diseases like ALS could eventually regain their ability to communicate with loved ones by moving cursors and typing with their minds.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly "The initial goal of our BCI is to grant people the ability to control a computer cursor or keyboard using their thoughts alone," the company said in the blog post. Neuralink did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.
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