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…
