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href="https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95" title="নিউৰালিংক – Assamese" lang="as" hreflang="as" data-title="নিউৰালিংক" data-language-autonym="অসমীয়া" data-language-local-name="Assamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>অসমীয়া</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9" title="نیورالینک – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="نیورالینک" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%95" title="নিউরালিংক – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="নিউরালিংক" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink_Corporation" title="Neuralink Corporation – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Neuralink Corporation" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink_Corporation" title="Neuralink Corporation – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Neuralink Corporation" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9" title="نورالینک – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نورالینک" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%89%B4%EB%9F%B4%EB%A7%81%ED%81%AC" title="뉴럴링크 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="뉴럴링크" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%95" title="न्यूरालिंक – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="न्यूरालिंक" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A7" title="ניוראלינק – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ניוראלינק" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D" title="ന്യൂറാലിങ്ക് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ന്യൂറാലിങ്ക്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%83" title="نيورالينك – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="نيورالينك" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF" title="ニューラリンク – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ニューラリンク" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Саха тыла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuralink" title="Neuralink – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Neuralink" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" 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<i>Elon Musk</i> (Isaacson)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk:_Tesla,_SpaceX,_and_the_Quest_for_a_Fantastic_Future" title="Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future"><i>Elon Musk</i> (Vance)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors" title="Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors">Ludicrous</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Power_Play:_Tesla,_Elon_Musk,_and_the_Bet_of_the_Century" title="Power Play: Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century">Power Play</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Members_Only_(South_Park)" title="Members Only (South Park)">Members Only</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Platonic_Permutation" title="The Platonic Permutation">The Platonic Permutation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Musk_Who_Fell_to_Earth" title="The Musk Who Fell to Earth">The Musk Who Fell to Earth</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/One_Crew_over_the_Crewcoo%27s_Morty" title="One Crew over the Crewcoo&#39;s Morty">One Crew over 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(BCIs). It was founded by <a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk" title="Elon Musk">Elon Musk</a> and a team of eight scientists and engineers.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Neuralink was launched in 2016 and first publicly reported in March 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LAT2017-04_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT2017-04-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Verge_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Verge-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2017, Musk proxies approached Pedram Mohseni and <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Nudo" title="Randolph Nudo">Randolph Nudo</a>, who owned the rights to the name "NeuraLink". These two neuroscientists strove to create an electronic brain chip to treat traumatic brain injury. They made significant progress and completed preliminary testing but did not receive enough funding or support from investors to continue: "The pair of longtime neurotech researchers had developed a device that might help people with brain injuries. But their initial contacts with investors hadn't advanced very far when a stranger approached them offering tens of thousands of dollars for their company's name. They accepted. No one mentioned that Musk...was behind it."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company is based in <a href="/wiki/Fremont,_California" title="Fremont, California">Fremont, California</a>, with plans to build a three-story building with office and manufacturing space near <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Del_Valle,_Texas" title="Del Valle, Texas">Del Valle</a>, about 10 miles east of <a href="/wiki/Gigafactory_Texas" title="Gigafactory Texas">Gigafactory Texas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tesla,_Inc." title="Tesla, Inc.">Tesla</a>'s headquarters and manufacturing plant that opened in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since its founding, the company has hired several high-profile <a href="/wiki/Neuroscientist" title="Neuroscientist">neuroscientists</a> from various universities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By 2019, it had received $158 million in funding (of which $100 million was from Musk) and had 90 employees.<sup id="cite_ref-markoff_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-markoff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At that time, Neuralink announced that it was working on a "sewing machine-like" device capable of implanting very thin (4 to 6 <a href="/wiki/Micrometre" title="Micrometre">μm</a> in width)<sup id="cite_ref-Lopatto_2019_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopatto_2019-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> threads into the brain, and demonstrated a system that reads information from a lab rat via 1,500 <a href="/wiki/Electrode" title="Electrode">electrodes</a>. It anticipated starting experiments with humans in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-markoff_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-markoff-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> but since moved that projection to 2023. As of May 2023, it has been approved for human trials in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 29, 2024, Musk announced that Neuralink had successfully implanted a Neuralink device in a human and that the patient was recovering.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company has faced criticism for a large amount of <a href="/wiki/Euthanization" class="mw-redirect" title="Euthanization">euthanization</a> of primates that underwent medical trials. Veterinary records of the monkeys showed a number of complications with electrodes being surgically implanted.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2024, the company announced that its latest development effort, <a href="/wiki/Blindsight_(Neuralink)" title="Blindsight (Neuralink)">Blindsight</a>, will allow those who would otherwise be blind to regain some level of vision, provided the <a href="/wiki/Visual_cortex" title="Visual cortex">visual cortex</a> is undamaged. The development received "breakthrough" status from the federal government, which will accelerate development.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Company">Company</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Company"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pioneer_Building,_San_Francisco_(2019)_-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg/260px-Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg/390px-Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg/520px-Pioneer_Building%2C_San_Francisco_%282019%29_-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5408" data-file-height="2717" /></a><figcaption>The Pioneer Building in San Francisco, formerly housing the offices of Neuralink and OpenAI</figcaption></figure> <p>Neuralink was founded in 2016 by Elon Musk and a founding team of eight scientists and engineers: Max Hodak, Benjamin Rapoport, Dongjin Seo, Paul Merolla, Philip Sabes, Tim Gardner, Tim Hanson, and Vanessa Tolosa.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:8_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:9_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:10_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The group of initial hires consisted of experts in areas such as neuroscience, biochemistry, and robotics.<sup id="cite_ref-LAT2017-04_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT2017-04-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The trademark "Neuralink" was purchased from its previous owners in January 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2017, Neuralink announced that it was aiming to make devices to treat serious <a href="/wiki/Brain_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain disease">brain diseases</a> in the short term, with the eventual goal of <a href="/wiki/Human_enhancement" title="Human enhancement">human enhancement</a>, sometimes called <a href="/wiki/Transhumanism" title="Transhumanism">transhumanism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-WBW_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WBW-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LAT2017-04_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LAT2017-04-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ars_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Musk said his interest in the idea partly stemmed from the concept of "<a href="/wiki/Neural_lace" class="mw-redirect" title="Neural lace">neural lace</a>" in the <a href="/wiki/Fictional_universe" title="Fictional universe">fictional universe</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/The_Culture" title="The Culture">The Culture</a></i>, a series of 10 novels by <a href="/wiki/Iain_M._Banks" class="mw-redirect" title="Iain M. Banks">Iain M. Banks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Ars_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ars-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-1843mag_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1843mag-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Musk defined the neural lace as a "digital layer above the cortex" that would not necessarily require extensive <a href="/wiki/Trepanation" class="mw-redirect" title="Trepanation">surgical insertion</a> but could be implanted through a vein or artery.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He said the long-term goal is to achieve "symbiosis with artificial intelligence",<sup id="cite_ref-Asher_2018_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Asher_2018-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> which he perceives as an <a href="/wiki/Existential_risk_from_artificial_general_intelligence" class="mw-redirect" title="Existential risk from artificial general intelligence">existential threat to humanity</a> if it goes unchecked.<sup id="cite_ref-Asher_2018_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Asher_2018-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Lacoma_2017_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lacoma_2017-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He believes the device will be "something analogous to a video game, like a saved game situation, where you are able to resume and upload your last state" and "address brain injuries or spinal injuries and make up for whatever lost capacity somebody has with a chip."<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jared_Birchall" title="Jared Birchall">Jared Birchall</a>, the head of Musk's <a href="/wiki/Family_office" title="Family office">family office</a>, was listed as Neuralink's CEO, CFO, and president in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Gizmodo2018_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gizmodo2018-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of September&#160;2018<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Musk was its majority owner but did not hold an executive position.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> By August 2020, only three of the eight founding scientists remained at the company, according to an article by <a href="/wiki/Stat_(website)" title="Stat (website)">Stat News</a> that reported that Neuralink had seen "years of internal conflict in which rushed timelines have clashed with the slow and incremental pace of science."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Neuralink was headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Mission_District,_San_Francisco" title="Mission District, San Francisco">San Francisco's Mission District</a>, sharing the <a href="/wiki/Pioneer_Building_(San_Francisco)" title="Pioneer Building (San Francisco)">Pioneer building</a> with <a href="/wiki/OpenAI" title="OpenAI">OpenAI</a>, another company Musk co-founded.<sup id="cite_ref-Gizmodo2018_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gizmodo2018-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:03_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:03-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As of 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit">&#91;update&#93;</a></sup>, Neuralink's headquarters were in <a href="/wiki/Fremont,_California" title="Fremont, California">Fremont, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fremont-hq_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fremont-hq-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2021, Neuralink demonstrated a monkey playing the game "<a href="/wiki/Pong" title="Pong">Pong</a>" using the Neuralink implant.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> While similar technology has existed since 2002, when a research group first demonstrated a monkey moving a computer cursor with neural signals, scientists acknowledged the engineering progress in making the implant wireless and increasing the number of implanted electrodes.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2021, co-founder and president Max Hodak announced that he no longer worked with the company.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Co-founder Benjamin Rapoport cited safety concerns as a major influence on his decision to leave Neuralink in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Rapoport subsequently founded <a href="/wiki/Precision_Neuroscience" title="Precision Neuroscience">Precision Neuroscience</a>, emphasizing the use of surface electrodes as opposed to the penetrating electrodes of Neuralink, in order to address brain damage and other safety concerns caused by Neuralink's devices.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Only two of the eight co-founders remained at the company by January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 8, 2024, Musk changed the location of Neuralink's business incorporation from Delaware to Nevada<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> after Delaware Chancery Court Chief Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick voided Musk's $55 billion pay package at Tesla.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology">Technology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, <a href="/wiki/Gizmodo" title="Gizmodo">Gizmodo</a> reported that Neuralink "remained highly secretive about its work", although public records showed that it had sought to open an <a href="/wiki/Animal_testing" title="Animal testing">animal testing</a> facility in San Francisco; it subsequently began doing research at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Davis" title="University of California, Davis">University of California, Davis</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Gizmodo2018_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gizmodo2018-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In 2019, during a live presentation at the <a href="/wiki/California_Academy_of_Sciences" title="California Academy of Sciences">California Academy of Sciences</a>, the Neuralink team revealed to the public the technology of the first prototype it had been working on. It is a system that involves ultra-thin probes inserted into the brain, a neurosurgical robot to perform the operations, and a high-density electronic system capable of processing information from neurons. It is based on technology developed at <a href="/wiki/UCSF" class="mw-redirect" title="UCSF">University of California, San Francisco</a> and <a href="/wiki/UC_Berkeley" class="mw-redirect" title="UC Berkeley">University of California, Berkeley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Probes">Probes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Probes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The probes, made mostly of <a href="/wiki/Polyimide" title="Polyimide">polyimide</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Biomaterial" title="Biomaterial">biocompatible material</a>, with a thin gold or platinum conductor, are inserted into the brain through an automated process performed by a surgical robot. Each probe consists of an area of wires that contains electrodes capable of locating electrical signals in the brain and a sensory area where the wire interacts with an electronic system that allows amplification and acquisition of the brain signal. Each probe contains 48 or 96 wires, each of which contains 32 independent electrodes, making a system of up to 3,072 electrodes per formation.<sup id="cite_ref-Lopatto_2019_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lopatto_2019-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TechBrackets_2019_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TechBrackets_2019-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Robot">Robot</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Robot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neuralink says it has engineered a <a href="/wiki/Robot-assisted_surgery" title="Robot-assisted surgery">surgical robot</a> capable of rapidly inserting many flexible probes into the brain, which may avoid the tissue damage and longevity problems associated with larger, more rigid probes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This surgical robot has an insertion head with a 25 μm diameter needle made of <a href="/wiki/Tungsten" title="Tungsten">tungsten</a>-<a href="/wiki/Rhenium" title="Rhenium">rhenium</a> designed to attach to the insertion loops, inject individual probes, and penetrate the <a href="/wiki/Meninges" title="Meninges">meninges</a> and cerebral tissue; it can insert up to six wires (192 electrodes) per minute.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_45-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A linear motor powers the needle, enabling fast retraction acceleration and varying insertion speeds. A 50-μm tungsten wire that has been bent at the tip and is driven both axially and rotationally makes up the pincher. An imaging stack is also included in the inserter head for needle guidance, real-time insertion viewing, and verification.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_45-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Electronics">Electronics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Electronics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg/220px-Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg/330px-Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg/440px-Elon_Musk_and_the_Neuralink_Future.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3780" data-file-height="2460" /></a><figcaption>Elon Musk discussing the Neuralink </figcaption></figure> <p>Neuralink has developed an <a href="/wiki/Application-specific_integrated_circuit" title="Application-specific integrated circuit">application-specific integrated circuit</a> to create a 1,536-channel recording system. This system consists of 256&#160;amplifiers that can be individually programmed, <a href="/wiki/Analog-to-digital_converter" title="Analog-to-digital converter">analog-to-digital converters</a> within the chip, and peripheral circuit control to serialize the digitized information obtained.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_45-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It aims to convert information obtained from neurons into an understandable binary code in order to achieve greater understanding of brain function and the ability to stimulate these neurons back. So far, Neuralink's electrodes are too big to record the firing of individual neurons, so they can record only the firing of a group of neurons; Neuralink representatives believe this issue may be mitigated algorithmically, but it is computationally expensive and does not produce exact results.<sup id="cite_ref-numenta_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-numenta-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2020, according to Musk, Neuralink obtained a <a href="/wiki/FDA_breakthrough_device" class="mw-redirect" title="FDA breakthrough device">FDA breakthrough device</a> designation which allows limited human testing under the FDA guidelines for medical devices.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Public_compression_challenge">Public compression challenge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Public compression challenge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On May 29, 2024, Musk issued a request for public input on a challenge facing Neuralink. He suggested that due to the size of the data in need of transmission, a compression rate of more than 200x was needed for proper function. The challenge also specified that compression needed to be lossless, work under low power, and compress data in real time. Software consultant Roy van Rijn called the prospect of 200x lossless compression "just outlandish."<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Animal_testing_and_alleged_harm">Animal testing and alleged harm</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Animal testing and alleged harm"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neuralink tests its devices by surgically implanting them in the brains of live monkeys, pigs, and other animals.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This has been criticized by groups such as <a href="/wiki/People_for_the_Ethical_Treatment_of_Animals" title="People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals">PETA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2020, Neuralink conducted a live demo in which the brain activity of a pig, Gertrude, was displayed in real time.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A removable<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> device the size of a coin (23 millimeters)<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> implanted in Gertrude's brain recorded signals from the neurons connected to her snout as it interacted with its environment, such as when it sniffed or touched things.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The data showed that the technology could read and interpret brain signals, which is key to developing applications that could treat neurological conditions, enable brain-to-machine communication, or enhance human cognition.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The demonstration also had two other pigs. One had had a Neuralink chip implanted in its brain and subsequently removed to demonstrate that the chip can be safely removed without damaging the pigs' health.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The third pig had never had a chip implanted in its brain.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It was for comparison to show the similarity in health and behavior of implanted and non-implanted pigs.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2017 to 2020, Neuralink's experiments on monkeys were conducted in partnership with <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Davis" title="University of California, Davis">University of California, Davis</a>. At the end of the partnership, UC Davis transferred seven monkeys to Neuralink. In 2022, the <a href="/wiki/Physicians_Committee_for_Responsible_Medicine" title="Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine">Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine</a> (PCRM), an animal welfare advocacy group, alleged that Neuralink and UC Davis had mistreated several monkeys, subjecting them to psychological distress, extreme suffering, and chronic infections due to surgeries.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Experiments conducted by Neuralink and UC Davis have involved at least 23 monkeys, and the PCRM believes that 15 of those died or were euthanized as a result of the experiments. The PCRM also alleged that UC Davis withheld photographic and video evidence of the mistreatment.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanian_2022_78-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanian_2022-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2022, Neuralink said that <a href="/wiki/Rhesus_macaque" title="Rhesus macaque">macaque</a> monkeys died and were euthanized after experimentation, denying that any animal abuse had occurred.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Levy_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In December 2022, it was reported that Neuralink was under federal investigation by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture" title="United States Department of Agriculture">United States Department of Agriculture</a> (USDA) for <a href="/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966" title="Animal Welfare Act of 1966">animal welfare violations</a>. Additionally, a <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> report cited claims by several Neuralink employees that testing was being rushed due to Musk's demands for fast results, which was leading to needless suffering and deaths among the animals.<sup id="cite_ref-Levy_80-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Levy-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A September 2023 exposé by <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i> provided additional details on the primate deaths based on public records and confidential interviews with a former Neuralink employee and a researcher at the <a href="/wiki/California_National_Primate_Research_Center" title="California National Primate Research Center">California National Primate Research Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Those records showed complications with the installation of electrodes, including partial <a href="/wiki/Paralysis" title="Paralysis">paralysis</a>, bloody diarrhea, and <a href="/wiki/Brain_swelling" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain swelling">brain swelling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="No specific date (November 2024)">further explanation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> after being rejected for human clinical trials by the FDA, Neuralink performed more tests on pigs to address safety concerns. Some of these pigs were observed to have developed <a href="/wiki/Granuloma" title="Granuloma">granulomas</a>, or inflammatory tissues, in their brains. Neuralink could not determine the cause of the granulomas, but made official statements declaring that the Neuralink implant and its associated threads were not the cause.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2023, an investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture found no evidence of animal welfare breaches in the trials other than a self-reported incident from 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The PCRM disputed the investigation's result.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2023, <i><a href="/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" title="Wired (magazine)">Wired</a></i> reported that Neuralink worked to keep details of animal suffering and death hidden from the public.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November 2023, U.S. lawmakers asked the <a href="/wiki/Securities_and_Exchange_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Securities and Exchange Commission">Securities and Exchange Commission</a> to investigate whether Neuralink deceived investors by omitting details about possible animal deaths.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 21, 2024, Musk said that Neuralink's second product would be called <a href="/wiki/Blindsight_(Neuralink)" title="Blindsight (Neuralink)">Blindsight</a> and was already working in trials with monkeys. He said it operates at low resolution that is expected to improve and that no monkey had died due to or been seriously injured by a Neuralink device, contradicting earlier reports.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2025, during the first week of his second term in office, President Trump fired 17 inspectors general. Among them was Phyllis Fong, of the Department of Agriculture, who was conducting the investigation into the alleged mistreatment of dozens of test monkeys.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i>The New York Times</i> reported that the investigation was in progress and that in December 2024, Musk had posted on X a letter in which his lawyer informed him that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had reopened a separate investigation also related to the alleged abuses. </p><p>Both investigations originated with the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. In a December 2024 news release, PCRM wrote, "documents from the University of California, Davis, where Neuralink conducted monkey experiments from 2017 to 2020, reveal that implantation of the company's device caused debilitating health effects in monkeys, resulting in euthanasia. Animals experienced chronic infections, paralysis, swelling in the brain, loss of coordination and balance, and depression".<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>With recent changes in the SEC's leadership, the fate of these investigations is not clear. Musk has denied the allegations of abuse.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Human_testing">Human testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Human testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Neuralink received FDA approval for human clinical trials in May 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The FDA had rejected a 2022 application to pursue human clinical trials, citing "major safety concerns involving the device's lithium battery; the potential for the implant's tiny wires to migrate to other areas of the brain; and questions over whether and how the device can be removed without damaging brain tissue."<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2023, Neuralink began its first human trials. It recruited people with <a href="/wiki/Quadriplegia" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriplegia">quadriplegia</a> due to cervical <a href="/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury" title="Spinal cord injury">spinal cord injury</a> or <a href="/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis" class="mw-redirect" title="Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis">amyotrophic lateral sclerosis</a><sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> under an <a href="/wiki/Investigational_device_exemption" title="Investigational device exemption">investigational device exemption</a> by the FDA.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 29, 2024, Musk said that Neuralink had successfully implanted a <a href="/wiki/Brain_computer_interface" class="mw-redirect" title="Brain computer interface">brain computer interface</a> (BCI) device the company named Telepathy in a human on the previous day and that the patient was recovering from the surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As it was a "first in human" and "early feasibility" trial to develop a concept, the company was not obligated to disclose details about the procedure or to prove safety or efficacy.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor_2024_h962_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor_2024_h962-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Neuralink provided a few details in February on the implant in a recruitment brochure for the Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface (PRIME) study.<sup id="cite_ref-Ko_Jecker_2024_x880_99-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ko_Jecker_2024_x880-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On February 20, Musk said that Neuralink's first human trial participant had been able to control a computer mouse by thought.<sup id="cite_ref-fortune20240221_100-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fortune20240221-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cnn20240220_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnn20240220-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 20, 2024, Neuralink introduced the person who had received the first Neuralink implant in the clinical trial as 29-year-old <a href="/wiki/Noland_Arbaugh" title="Noland Arbaugh">Noland Arbaugh</a> through a livestream on X. Arbaugh had become a <a href="/wiki/Quadriplegic" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadriplegic">quadriplegic</a> after experiencing a diving accident dislocated his <a href="/wiki/Cervical_vertebrae" title="Cervical vertebrae">C4 and C5 spinal vertebrae</a>. Later in the livestream, Noland demonstrated his ability to move a cursor on a computer screen to allow him to control music and play games such as chess. He expressed support for the implant in dramatically improving his quality of life.<sup id="cite_ref-bloomberg20240323_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bloomberg20240323-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He acknowledged that the device was not perfect but said he was excited about the future.<sup id="cite_ref-wired20240320_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired20240320-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Arbaugh later said in an interview that 85% of the device's implant threads had completely detached, as his brain had shifted approximately three times as much as Neuralink expected.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Wall Street Journal reported that Neuralink would proceed with a second trial participant,<sup id="cite_ref-:6_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> with the FDA signing off on the company's proposed fixes for a problem that occurred with Arbaugh.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August 2024, the second trial participant was reportedly successfully implanted.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second trial participant, pseudonym "Alex", was reportedly able to create 3D designs by using the CAD software Fusion 360. Alex has been said to have created a custom mount for his Neuralink charger through this process.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Additional accounts of Alex's Link show that he has been able to play first-person shooter games at a higher level than previously.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup> Unlike Arbaugh, Alex's implantation procedure reduced brain motion during the surgery and placed the implant closer to the brain's surface in an attempt to mitigate thread retraction. Since the initial operation, Alex has been reported to not have experienced any thread retraction <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup>. Alex said, "The Link is a big step on the path of regaining freedom and independence for myself." </p><p>In November 2024, Neuralink received approval from Health Canada for its first clinical trial in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The name of the trial is CAN-PRIME.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Scientists have cited technical challenges for Neuralink. In 2017, a journalist at the <a href="/wiki/IEEE_Spectrum" title="IEEE Spectrum"><i>IEEE Spectrum</i> magazine</a> asked for comments from five researchers who had worked on BCI implants, including <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Oxley_(neurologist)" title="Thomas Oxley (neurologist)">Thomas Oxley</a>. Oxley called the Neuralink developments "exciting" but expected no real results in the foreseeable future.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="what were their comments? per citation, their feedback was based on when the implants required injecting them through the jugular vein, not the cranium, as it&#39;s done now. so are their comments still applicable? (March 2023)">further explanation needed</span></a></i>&#93;</sup><sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At a live demonstration in August 2020, Musk described the device as "a <a href="/wiki/Fitbit" title="Fitbit">Fitbit</a> in your skull". Several neuroscientists and publications criticized these claims.<sup id="cite_ref-mit_110-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mit-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cjrory_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cjrory-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/MIT_Technology_Review" title="MIT Technology Review">MIT Technology Review</a></i> accused the demonstration of having the main objective to "stir excitement", adding, "Neuralink has provided no evidence that it can (or has even tried to) treat depression, insomnia, or a dozen other diseases that Musk mentioned in a slide".<sup id="cite_ref-mit_110-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mit-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In response to Musk's description of Neuralink's advancements as "profound", Andrew Jackson, a professor of neural interfaces at <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_University" title="Newcastle University">Newcastle University</a>, said, "I don't think there was anything revolutionary in the presentation."<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Thiago Arzua of the <a href="/wiki/Medical_College_of_Wisconsin" title="Medical College of Wisconsin">Medical College of Wisconsin</a> argued that Neuralink's functions are not novel and that ideas for a <a href="/wiki/Brain%E2%80%93computer_interface" title="Brain–computer interface">brain–machine interface</a> (BMI) are at least 50 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_114-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He cited successful control of a robotic prosthetic arm by a man that gave him <a href="/wiki/Haptic_technology#Neurorehabilitation_and_balance" title="Haptic technology">haptic feedback</a>, which he used in 2016 to give President Obama a <a href="/wiki/Fist_bump" title="Fist bump">fist bump</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Arzua said that the 2020 Neuralink presentation "showed little more than a flashy new design for a BMI with more <a href="/wiki/Microelectrode_array" title="Microelectrode array">electrodes</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_114-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke University</a> researcher <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Nicolelis" title="Miguel Nicolelis">Miguel Nicolelis</a> made similar criticism, saying that most of what Neuralink claims as "novelty" was already performed by his lab in the early 2000s; that there are ethical concerns about how the company markets and uses this technology; and that most patients don't want to undergo surgery to recover their movements, and so his team developed non-invasive techniques for BMI, as demonstrated in the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_ceremony" title="2014 FIFA World Cup opening ceremony">opening ceremony</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014 FIFA World Cup</a>, in the context of the <i><a href="/wiki/Walk_Again_Project" title="Walk Again Project">Walk Again Project</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a 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"An integrated brain-machine interface platform with thousands of channels". <a href="/wiki/BioRxiv_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="BioRxiv (identifier)">bioRxiv</a>&#160;<span class="id-lock-free" title="Freely accessible"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1101%2F703801">10.1101/703801</a></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rft.genre=preprint&amp;rft.jtitle=bioRxiv&amp;rft.atitle=An+integrated+brain-machine+interface+platform+with+thousands+of+channels&amp;rft.date=2019-08-02&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1101%2F703801%23id-name%3DbioRxiv&amp;rft.au=Neuralink&amp;rft.au=Musk%2C+Elon&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANeuralink" class="Z3988"></span> (whitepaper)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Neuralink&amp;action=edit&amp;section=14" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://neuralink.com/">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29043471#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, 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navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Elon_Musk:_Tesla,_SpaceX,_and_the_Quest_for_a_Fantastic_Future" title="Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future">Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future</a></i> (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/The_Musk_Who_Fell_to_Earth" title="The Musk Who Fell to Earth">The Musk Who Fell to Earth</a>" (2015)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Space_Barons" title="The Space Barons">The Space Barons</a></i> (2018)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><i><a href="/wiki/Ludicrous:_The_Unvarnished_Story_of_Tesla_Motors" title="Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors">Ludicrous: The Unvarnished Story of Tesla Motors</a></i> (2019)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">"<a href="/wiki/One_Crew_over_the_Crewcoo%27s_Morty" title="One Crew over the Crewcoo&#39;s Morty">One Crew over the 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