According to information from The Wall Street Journal, Neuralink’s first patient with a brain implant has problems. Noland Arbaugh experiences difficulties after the chip’s connective wires retract into the brain. Currently, the Neuralink did not disclose further information about the problem.
Recently, Elon Musk’s company shocked the world by presenting the results of the first Neuralink chip brain implant. After surgery, young Noland Arbaugh was able to control a mouse, play chess and even Mario Kart.
Unfortunately, the good results don’t seem to be lasting. Currently, the Neuralink claims to work to make the chip implant more sensitive and increase your performance. However, it is difficult to know what Noland Arbaugh’s real situation is, as Elon Musk’s company keeps the patient’s status a big secret.
Neuralink implant presents problems and puts project effectiveness at risk
Noland Arbaugh has been quadriplegic since 2016, after a diving accident. The patient received the Neuralink implant in January this year. Until now, Elon Musk and other company scientists were celebrating the results of the surgery.
International portal The Wall Street Journal reported that the implant in the brain has retracted and is losing accuracy. However, there are no further details and Neuralink keeps the case confidential
About a month after the operation, Musk stated that Arbaugh was showing good results and was now able to control a computer mouse. Unfortunately, it looks like Elon Musk’s dreams of connecting humans and computers are going to be a little delayed.
According to The Wall Street Journal – the first portal to report the problems with the Neuralink implant – the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is already aware of the complications with patient Noland Arbaugh.
For now, his situation remains a mystery, but as the company needs FDA approval to carry out the tests, it will keep the American agency updated on the situation. The Wall Street Journal itself did not provide great details, only that the chip would no longer be working with such precision.
Let’s follow Arbaugh’s situation and the implantation of the Neuralink chip in the brain. If Elon Musk, or any international portal posts news, we will keep you informed.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
