Elon Musk showed off the updated Neuralink neurointerface

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A few days ago, Elon Musk held his second public demonstration of Neuralink technology. During the presentation, he presented a revised version of the neural interface, answered questions, and showed the results of work on two pigs - they were successfully implanted with a chip and had their brain activity read.



He said that Neuralink is primarily intended to treat diseases such as paralysis, dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The presentation is aimed at finding talented specialists to work on the project, not at raising investment, Musk noted.

The billionaire compared the new version of Neuralink to other neurointerfaces and a past prototype — according to him, the previous version with an external ear transmitter was too bulky.







Now all the electronics are placed in a chip measuring 23×8 mm — it is called Link.



Link is placed under the skin and connected to the brain via threads through the skull. The chip is completely hidden after implantation and is not felt by the wearer, it merges with the skull bone and is not visible from the outside.



The new chip is more functional and productive than all previous models of neural interfaces. For example, it can stream music and work with various devices via Bluetooth.
The number of electrodes for transmitting information from neurons has decreased from 3072 to 1024.
Brain activity is read inside the chip, and data from and to the chip is transmitted wirelessly — a mobile application will be developed to control Neuralink. The range is up to 10 meters.
The team's main task is to create a durable device that can operate without degradation for decades.


The device works without recharging all day, charging overnight using a magnetic charger.



Wireless charging is similar to the Apple Watch charger

The chip is implanted by a fully automated robotic surgeon — he drills a small hole in the skull and connects Link to the brain via flexible threads.



Musk promises that the surgery will take about an hour and can be performed without anesthesia. There is no risk of tissue or nervous system damage during the operation, and you will be able to leave the clinic the same day.



After the surgery, the surgical site will heal, and those venezuela number data around you will not even suspect that a person has a neuroimplant.

Musk demonstrated the device's operation on two pigs that had successfully implanted chips two months before the demonstration.



“It’s like a Fitbit with little wires in your skull. Here’s a healthy and happy pig with an implant that’s been in place for a couple of months and is working great.” — Elon Musk

Removing the implant does not affect the functions of the nervous system: one of the pigs had the chip removed, and the animal continues to feel good. Therefore, Neuralink can be removed or upgraded to a more current model without harm to health.

During the presentation, the screens displayed indicators of the pig's brain activity: the chip monitored the activity of the animal's brain's touch center and responded to the pig's paw touching objects.