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Noland Arbaugh was the first person to receive a Neuralink brain implant
John Francis Peters
Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface (BCI) company Neuralink grabbed headlines this year with the announcement of its first human trial in January, followed by its second in August. The firm aims to mass-produce a tiny, implantable chip that will initially allow people with paralysis to control computers with their mind, before a wider rollout for anyone who might want it.
The company’s first subject, Noland Arbaugh, said that the device was “like using the Force (from Star Wars) on the cursor”. He had a coin-sized…
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