With the great achievements Elon Musk has done for Tesla and SpaceX, he plans to reveal updates on his Neuralink venture.
Last year, Musk presented an ambitious invention that could shape the future of science and technology. The news came out recently that the CEO is currently working on a device that will allow music streaming to go through the brain.
In addition, this mysterious brain chip company has already filed a couple of patent applications as well to develop existing technologies. Based on last year’s presentation, they have conducted animal trials with the device, and it has received an 87% success rate.
Expect Neuralink to share some updates regarding their brain chip this coming August 28, as per Elon Musk’s tweet.
Will show neurons firing in real-time on August 28th. The matrix in the matrix.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2020
Neuralink chip aims to solve a lot of brain problems
In an episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, Elon Musk described the innovation to be a tiny device that is implanted inside a person’s brain.
This amazing device is said to cure a lot of brain issues such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and strokes. Additionally, he also hints about spinal cord injuries to be included in the device’s functionalities in reply to a tweet.
Yes, should be possible to create a neural shunt from motor cortex to microcontrollers in muscle groups & restore movement even if someone has a fully severed spinal cord. First part has already been demonstrated with Utah array, but not as an outpatient device.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 30, 2020
One of Neuralink’s inventions also includes a surgical robot that is responsible for inserting electrodes into the brain. The devices are connected by flexible “threads” that are about 1/3 the diameter of human hair, capable of transferring high volumes of data from the brain.
The medical potentials for this product have been remarkable on paper. Hopefully, the next presentation will further convince the public with this scientific breakthrough.
Only a few days left before the unveiling of the brain chip that Neuralink has been working so hard on all year and Elon Musk can’t wait.
Featured image courtesy of Neuralink/YouTube Screenshot
