Neuralink Selects Miami as Clinical Trial Site for Landmark Project
Neuralink’s Brain-Computer Interface Aims to Empower People with Quadriplegia
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has chosen Miami as the location for a landmark project that hopes to offer hope to people who are paralyzed. Neuralink, a device that links the human brain to computers, will open a clinical trial site for its brain-computer interface, with a focus on giving people with quadriplegia, or paralysis, the ability to control computers and devices with their thoughts.
Goals and Objectives
Musk aims to use Neuralink to enable people with quadriplegia to control computers and devices with their thoughts, ultimately allowing them to communicate and interact with the world in new and innovative ways. “Ultimately, I think you’ll be able to do conceptual telepathy, like where you can communicate entire concepts uncompressed to someone else with a Neuralink or to the computer,” said Musk.
Partnership with The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and University of Miami
The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami will be the second U.S. site, along with an Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, to participate in the research. “This combination represents another great opportunity to combine our clinical research expertise with the forward-thinking team at Neuralink,” said UM Miller School of Medicine Dr. Dalton Dietrich.
Research and Implantation
Neuralink scientists and a team of specialists at the Miami Project and Miller School of Medicine will implant the device in local participants. Last year, two patients received implants with these devices, with one patient showing the device’s ability to help him play chess, as well as other games online, by imagining the cursor moving where he wants it to be. Last month, the company announced a third person received an implant.
Eligibility and Participation
Patients who have limited or no ability to use both hands due to a severe spinal cord injury, or ALS, will be able to participate in the study.
Conclusion
The collaboration between Neuralink and the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis and the University of Miami represents a significant step forward in the development of a brain-computer interface that could potentially revolutionize the way people with paralysis interact with the world. With the goal of empowering people with quadriplegia to control computers and devices with their thoughts, this project has the potential to bring new hope to those living with paralysis.
FAQs
* What is Neuralink?
Neuralink is a device that links the human brain to computers, allowing people to control devices with their thoughts.
* What is the goal of the Miami clinical trial site?
The goal of the Miami clinical trial site is to give people with quadriplegia the ability to control computers and devices with their thoughts.
* Who is eligible to participate in the study?
Patients with limited or no ability to use both hands due to a severe spinal cord injury, or ALS, are eligible to participate in the study.
