{"id":2039334,"date":"2023-09-20T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-neuralink-wants-volunteers-for-brain-implant-chip-trial\/"},"modified":"2023-09-20T19:20:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T23:20:10","slug":"musks-neuralink-wants-volunteers-for-brain-implant-chip-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-neuralink-wants-volunteers-for-brain-implant-chip-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Neuralink seeks volunteers for brain implant chip trial."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmusks-neuralink-wants-volunteers-for-brain-implant-chip-trial%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2039334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo\u2064 illustration by Jonathan Raa\/NurPhoto via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<h3>3:52 PM \u2013 Wednesday, September 20, \u20632023<\/h3>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s start-up, Neuralink, is seeking volunteers for its groundbreaking human \u200btrial of a brain chip\u2062 implant.\u200b <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Neuralink recently obtained approval from an independent review board to recruit participants for its first clinical trial. The trial aims to help individuals with paralysis communicate using their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Neuralink specializes in developing a brain-computer interference\u200b (BCI) that can collect\u200c and analyze brain signals.\u2063 Elon Musk envisions creating a comprehensive brain computer to enhance human capabilities in the face\u200b of artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n<p>In May, Neuralink received FDA \u200dapproval for \u2062its first human clinical trial, marking\u2064 a significant milestone after previous setbacks.<\/p>\n<p>The company is currently seeking patients with quadriplegia resulting from spinal\u200d cord injuries or ALS.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re excited to announce that recruitment is \u200bopen \u2064for our first-in-human clinical trial!<\/p>\n<p>If you have quadriplegia due to cervical spinal cord injury or\u200d amyotrophic lateral \u200bsclerosis (ALS), you may qualify. Learn more about our \u200dtrial by visiting our recent blog \u200cpost.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Neuralink (@neuralink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neuralink\/status\/1704189132530974954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The trial\u200c is expected to span six \u2062years, \u2064with participants undergoing nine at-home and in-person visits in the first 18 months, followed by 20 follow-up visits over five years. Additionally,\u2063 they will engage in twice-weekly research sessions for the duration of the study.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will have a BCI surgically implanted in\u200b the brain region \u200cresponsible for movement, enabling them to control a \u200bcomputer cursor \u2064or keyboard using \u200btheir thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>While Neuralink&#8217;s \u200bannouncement is a significant development, the company faced scrutiny after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/musks-neuralink-wants-volunteers-for-brain-implant-chip-trial\/\" title=\"Neuralink seeks volunteers for brain implant chip trial.\">initial animal testing raised concerns<\/a>\u200d of &#8220;unnecessary suffering.&#8221; Investigations have \u200cbeen launched into allegations of animal mistreatment and\u2063 mishandling of hazardous chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe to\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-invites-putin-to-china\/\" title=\"Xi invites Putin to China\">receive breaking news directly<\/a> to your inbox for free.\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>With 2024 right around \u2062the corner, \u2062Joe\u200c Biden is ramping up \u2062his campaign, making promises that could threaten the First and Second Amendments of \u200cthe \u2064Constitution. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Iowa State Representative\u2064 Bobby Kauffman explains why caucus organizing events like the one President \u2063Trump is attending today are important.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Dinesh\u2062 D\u2019Souza has collaborated\u200c with Dan Bonigino on a new film called\u00a0\u200b &#8220;Police State&#8221; . The movie will hit theaters on October 23rd and\u200d 25th.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Independent Journalist Jackson\u2062 Gosnell \u200cweighs in on this\u2063 week\u2019s top headlines: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-fetterman-adamant-on-dressing-like-a-slob-and-more\/\" title=\"John Fetterman Firm on Casual Attire and More...\">missing military fighter jet<\/a>, Senator John Fettermen\u2019s outfit choice, Asa Hutchinson\u2019s unfavorability in his running for president. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) -The European Commission launched an\u2064 investigation on \u2062Wednesday into whether to impose punitive tariffs to protect European Union automakers against\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) \u2064\u2013 ABB is spending $280 million on a new robotics factory in Sweden, the\u200c Swiss engineering and\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>PARIS (Reuters)\u200d \u2013 French \u2063Europe Minister Laurence Boon on Wednesday welcomed an anti-subsidy investigation \u2064into Chinese electric vehicles launched by the EU\u2026\u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Mathieu Rosemain\u2064 and Silvia Aloisi PARIS\u200d (Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u200b said on Wednesday \u2062its iPhone 12 model was certified by multiple international\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What potential applications beyond paralysis treatment does Elon Musk envision for the brain\u200d chip implant, and how\u200c could it enhance human capabilities\u2062 in the face of artificial intelligence<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ng. However, Neuralink has\u2063 since addressed these \u2063concerns \u200cand implemented stricter protocols to ensure the ethical treatment\u2062 of animals\u2062 in\u200c their research.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064goal of the clinical trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the brain chip implant \u200cin improving the quality of \u200blife for\u2064 individuals with paralysis. If successful, this technology\u200b could revolutionize the way we \u200cinteract with computers and devices, allowing \u2062individuals \u2062to control them directly with their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>The potential \u200bapplications of this\u200c technology\u200c extend \u2063beyond helping\u2062 individuals with paralysis. Elon Musk envisions a future where the brain \u200bchip\u2064 implant can \u200benhance human capabilities in the face of artificial intelligence. By directly interfacing with \u200bthe brain, \u200dindividuals could potentially\u2063 augment their cognitive abilities and\u2064 achieve new levels of cognitive performance.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in the trial, individuals must have \u200bquadriplegia caused by spinal cord\u2064 injuries or ALS. They \u2064will undergo \u200ba rigorous screening process\u200d to ensure \u200cthey meet the eligibility criteria and are fully informed of\u200d the risks and benefits involved.<\/p>\n<p>The trial is expected \u200cto last six years, with \u2064participants attending regular visits and research sessions. \u200dThe first \u206418 months \u2063will consist of at-home and \u2063in-person\u2062 visits, \u2062followed by 20 follow-up\u2062 visits over the next five years. \u2063Throughout the study, participants will \u200bhave a \u2062BCI surgically implanted in the region of the brain\u200b responsible for movement. This\u200b implant will enable\u200c them \u200cto control a computer cursor or keyboard solely through their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Neuralink&#8217;s announcement \u200dhas sparked excitement and interest among many individuals eager \u2063to be a \u200cpart of this groundbreaking trial. The prospect of\u200b regaining mobility and independence through the power of technology is a game-changer for those who have been living\u200d with paralysis. It is also a \u200btestament to the ingenuity\u2063 and perseverance of scientists and engineers in pushing the boundaries of what is possible.<\/p>\n<p>As with any\u2064 clinical trial, there are risks involved,\u2064 and \u200bit is crucial \u2063that participants fully understand and consent to them. Neuralink is\u2063 committed to\u200d ensuring the safety and welfare of\u200b trial participants and \u2064maintains open\u200c communication\u2063 with\u2062 the public regarding their progress\u200b and\u2063 findings.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Neuralink&#8217;s human\u2062 trial\u200d for a\u200d brain chip implant represents a significant advancement in\u2062 the field of\u200b neuroscience and human-computer interaction. This\u200b groundbreaking technology has the potential\u200c to\u200b transform the \u2063lives of individuals with paralysis and pave\u2063 the way for\u200b future advancements in enhancing human capabilities. The trial&#8217;s success\u2063 will depend on the dedication and collaboration \u2062of participants, scientists, and ethical oversight\u200c committees. Only time will tell if this technology becomes a reality, but\u2064 it&#8217;s an exciting\u2064 leap forward in our\u2062 quest to understand and unlock the mysteries of the human\u2062 brain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s Neuralink is recruiting for its first human trial of a brain chip implant. 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