Becker's Healthcare March 21, 2024
On March 20, Elon Musk’s Neuralink introduced 29-year-old Noland Arbaugh as the first patient to have received its brain-computer implant.
The neurotechnology company posted a video on Mr. Musk’s X platform, showing Mr. Arbaugh playing chess on a computer, directing a cursor to play the game by thinking. Mr. Arbaugh was in a diving accident in 2016 that left him paralyzed from the shoulders down.
In late January, Mr. Musk announced the first human had received the brain chip implant and was recovering well. At the time, no details about the patient or their condition were released. Mr. Arbaugh said he left the hospital one day after surgery and has since been learning how to use the implant,...
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