Elon Musk's Neuralink seeks person with quadriplegic under 40 for groundbreaking brain implant trial

Elon Musk, originally from South Africa, is a notable American entrepreneur. He is credited as the founder or co-founder of industry-leading companies, including PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company. Currently, Musk holds several distinguished posts, such as the CEO and CTO of SpaceX and the CEO and Chief Architect of Tesla Inc. Forbes magazine recognized him as the world's richest man in January 2021.

Elon Musk's Neuralink Corporation harbors the ambitious objective of restoring mobility to paralyzed individuals in the future. Musk asserts that the upcoming studies signifying the pioneering stage, involving an eager individual having an implant inserted into their brain, are only an inception.

"Neuralink Corporation aims to recruit a volunteer for its initial clinical trial, who consents to undergoing a surgical procedure involving the removal of a piece of their skull. The next step introduces a medical robot that embeds a series of electrodes and ultra-thin wires into the brain. Subsequently, the removed piece of the skull is replaced with a computer about the size of a quarter which will remain present for years. The computer's role focuses on capturing and analyzing the patient's brain activity, before wirelessly transmitting this data to a proximate laptop or tablet", reports Bloomberg.com.

The quintessential candidate is an adult struggling with quadriplegia and under 40 years old. The selected participant will receive a Neuralink implant into their premotor cortex area responsible for controlling hands, wrists, and forearms.

According to Bloomberg.com, the project's aim lies in demonstrating that the device can safely gather practical data from this specific brain region. This forms a significant aspect of Neuralink's mission to convert human thoughts into a series of commands comprehensible to a computer.