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The Star
16-06-2025
- Health
- The Star
Neuralink device helps monkey see something that's not there
In the future, brain devices using similar technology could allow paralysed people to move or walk, Musk has said. — Reuters Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp used a brain implant to enable a monkey to see something that wasn't physically there, according to an engineer, as it moves toward its goal of helping blind people see. The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey's brain associated with vision, Neuralink engineer Joseph O'Doherty said last Friday at a conference. At least two-thirds of the time, the monkey moved its eyes toward something researchers were trying to trick the brain into visualising. The results were the first Neuralink has publicised about tests of Blindsight, a brain chip that mimics the function of an eye. This is a closely watched frontier for brain device development, a scientific field that's testing the boundaries of how technology can be used to potentially treat intractable conditions. As with all animal studies, it's an open question how the results would apply to humans. The device isn't approved for human use in the US. The short-term goal of Blindsight is to help people see, and the long-term goal is to facilitate superhuman vision – like in infrared – Musk has said. The company has been testing Blindsight in monkeys for the past few years and is hoping to test it in a human this year, the billionaire said in March. On the sidelines of the conference, O'Doherty declined to comment further about Neuralink's work. Neuralink is also implanting devices in people who are paralysed that allow them to communicate directly with computers, one of several companies in the growing technological field. Five people have received Neuralink implants so far, Musk has said. Three were implanted in 2024 and two in 2025, according to O'Doherty's presentation at the Neural Interfaces conference. In some cases, patients are using their Neuralink device for about 60 hours a week. In the future, brain devices using similar technology could allow paralysed people to move or walk, Musk has said. O'Doherty co-authored a poster with academic researchers, which was presented at the conference, describing an experiment that used the Neuralink implant to stimulate the spinal cord of a monkey, causing its muscles to move. Other researchers have been working on spinal cord stimulation to restore muscle movement for several years. Musk's medical aspirations are a stepping stone toward the goal of increasing the speed of human communication for everyone, allowing people to "mitigate the risk of digital super-intelligence,' Musk said in 2024. He's also building artificial intelligence through his company xAI Corp. Eventually, the company wants the Blindsight system to include a pair of glasses to help make the chip work, O'Doherty said in his talk. Testing in monkeys has advantages. The visual cortex in a monkey is closer to the surface of the brain than in a human, making it easier to access, O'Doherty said in the presentation. Neuralink could use its surgical robot to insert its implant into the deeper regions in a person's brain, he added. – Bloomberg
The Star
16-06-2025
- Health
- The Star
China joins US in brain implant race with clinical trial
BCI is an emerging technology to help restore functionality to people with paralysis, and Neuralink Corp, co-founded by Elon Musk, is at the forefront of this research. — Pixabay China's first clinical trial of a technology that allows signals from the brain to control an external device has proved successful, making it only the second country after the US to reach this stage, according to the Global Times . Chinese researchers used brain-computer interfaces, or BCI, a wireless invasive implant in a patient with tetraplegia in March, the English-language newspaper reported. Only a few weeks after the surgery, the patient was able to play racing games and chess on the computer using only the mind to control the electronic devices, it said, citing a statement from the Shanghai-based Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology. BCI is an emerging technology to help restore functionality to people with paralysis, and Neuralink Corp, co-founded by Elon Musk, is at the forefront of this research. The implant used in the Chinese trial is the world's smallest so far, with a diameter of 26 millimeters and thickness less than 6 millimeters, the Global Times said, adding that it's over 100 times more flexible than the one developed by Neuralink. For the next stage, the team plans to enable the patient to operate a robotic arm using thoughts to perform more complex physical actions as such grasping and holding a cup. The center launched the trial in collaboration with Fudan University's Huashan Hospital. Beijing has reported some experiments with implants by startup companies over the past months, but the clinical trial shows China is in a tight race with the US in developing this frontier technology. The center said the BCI system could get approval from the authorities, and be able to enter the market as early as 2028. – Bloomberg
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Business Standard
15-06-2025
- Science
- Business Standard
Neuralink device Blindsight helps monkey see something that's not there
Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp. used a brain implant to enable a monkey to see something that wasn't physically there, according to an engineer, as it moves toward its goal of helping blind people see. The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey's brain associated with vision, Neuralink engineer Joseph O'Doherty said Friday at a conference. At least two-thirds of the time, the monkey moved its eyes toward something researchers were trying to trick the brain into visualizing. The results were the first Neuralink has publicized about tests of Blindsight, a brain chip that mimics the function of an eye. This is a closely watched frontier for brain device development, a scientific field that's testing the boundaries of how technology can be used to potentially treat intractable conditions. As with all animal studies, it's an open question how the results would apply to humans. The device isn't approved for human use in the US. The short-term goal of Blindsight is to help people see, and the long-term goal is to facilitate superhuman vision — like in infrared — Musk has said. The company has been testing Blindsight in monkeys for the past few years and is hoping to test it in a human this year, the billionaire said in March. On the sidelines of the conference, O'Doherty declined to comment further about Neuralink's work. Neuralink is also implanting devices in people who are paralyzed that allow them to communicate directly with computers, one of several companies in the growing technological field. Five people have received Neuralink implants so far, Musk has said. Three were implanted in 2024 and two in 2025, according to O'Doherty's presentation at the Neural Interfaces conference. In some cases, patients are using their Neuralink device for about 60 hours a week. In the future, brain devices using similar technology could allow paralyzed people to move or walk, Musk has said. O'Doherty co-authored a poster with academic researchers, which was presented at the conference, describing an experiment that used the Neuralink implant to stimulate the spinal cord of a monkey, causing its muscles to move. Other researchers have been working on spinal cord stimulation to restore muscle movement for several years. Musk's medical aspirations are a stepping stone toward the goal of increasing the speed of human communication for everyone, allowing people to 'mitigate the risk of digital super-intelligence,' Musk said in 2024. He's also building artificial intelligence through his company xAI Corp. Eventually, the company wants the Blindsight system to include a pair of glasses to help make the chip work, O'Doherty said in his talk. Testing in monkeys has advantages. The visual cortex in a monkey is closer to the surface of the brain than in a human, making it easier to access, O'Doherty said in the presentation. Neuralink could use its surgical robot to insert its implant into the deeper regions in a person's brain, he added.
Economic Times
15-06-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
Neuralink device helps monkey see something that's not there
Reuters FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a Neuralink logo displayed is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken on May 15, 2024. Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp. used a brain implant to enable a monkey to see something that wasn't physically there, according to an engineer, as it moves toward its goal of helping blind people see. The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey's brain associated with vision, Neuralink engineer Joseph O'Doherty said Friday at a conference. At least two-thirds of the time, the monkey moved its eyes toward something researchers were trying to trick the brain into visualizing. The results were the first Neuralink has publicized about tests of Blindsight, a brain chip that mimics the function of an eye. This is a closely watched frontier for brain device development, a scientific field that's testing the boundaries of how technology can be used to potentially treat intractable conditions. As with all animal studies, it's an open question how the results would apply to humans. The device isn't approved for human use in the US. The short-term goal of Blindsight is to help people see, and the long-term goal is to facilitate superhuman vision — like in infrared — Musk has said. The company has been testing Blindsight in monkeys for the past few years and is hoping to test it in a human this year, the billionaire said in March. On the sidelines of the conference, O'Doherty declined to comment further about Neuralink's is also implanting devices in people who are paralyzed that allow them to communicate directly with computers, one of several companies in the growing technological field. Five people have received Neuralink implants so far, Musk has said. Three were implanted in 2024 and two in 2025, according to O'Doherty's presentation at the Neural Interfaces conference. In some cases, patients are using their Neuralink device for about 60 hours a week. In the future, brain devices using similar technology could allow paralyzed people to move or walk, Musk has said. O'Doherty co-authored a poster with academic researchers, which was presented at the conference, describing an experiment that used the Neuralink implant to stimulate the spinal cord of a monkey, causing its muscles to move. Other researchers have been working on spinal cord stimulation to restore muscle movement for several medical aspirations are a stepping stone toward the goal of increasing the speed of human communication for everyone, allowing people to 'mitigate the risk of digital super-intelligence,' Musk said in 2024. He's also building artificial intelligence through his company xAI the company wants the Blindsight system to include a pair of glasses to help make the chip work, O'Doherty said in his in monkeys has advantages. The visual cortex in a monkey is closer to the surface of the brain than in a human, making it easier to access, O'Doherty said in the presentation. Neuralink could use its surgical robot to insert its implant into the deeper regions in a person's brain, he added.
NDTV
14-06-2025
- Science
- NDTV
Elon Musk's Neuralink Device Helps Monkey See Something That's Not There
Elon Musk's Neuralink Corp used a brain implant to enable a monkey to see something that wasn't physically there, according to an engineer, as it moves toward its goal of helping blind people see. The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey's brain associated with vision, Neuralink engineer Joseph O'Doherty said Friday at a conference. At least two-thirds of the time, the monkey moved its eyes toward something researchers were trying to trick the brain into visualizing. The results were the first Neuralink has publicized about tests of Blindsight, a brain chip that mimics the function of an eye. This is a closely watched frontier for brain device development, a scientific field that's testing the boundaries of how technology can be used to potentially treat intractable conditions. As with all animal studies, it's an open question how the results would apply to humans. The device isn't approved for human use in the US. The short-term goal of Blindsight is to help people see, and the long-term goal is to facilitate superhuman vision - like in infrared - Musk has said. The company has been testing Blindsight in monkeys for the past few years and is hoping to test it in a human this year, the billionaire said in March. On the sidelines of the conference, O'Doherty declined to comment further about Neuralink's work. Neuralink is also implanting devices in people who are paralyzed that allow them to communicate directly with computers, one of several companies in the growing technological field. Five people have received Neuralink implants so far, Musk has said. Three were implanted in 2024 and two in 2025, according to O'Doherty's presentation at the Neural Interfaces conference. In some cases, patients are using their Neuralink device for about 60 hours a week. In the future, brain devices using similar technology could allow paralyzed people to move or walk, Musk has said. O'Doherty co-authored a poster with academic researchers, which was presented at the conference, describing an experiment that used the Neuralink implant to stimulate the spinal cord of a monkey, causing its muscles to move. Other researchers have been working on spinal cord stimulation to restore muscle movement for several years. Musk's medical aspirations are a stepping stone toward the goal of increasing the speed of human communication for everyone, allowing people to "mitigate the risk of digital super-intelligence," Musk said in 2024. He's also building artificial intelligence through his company xAI Corp. Eventually, the company wants the Blindsight system to include a pair of glasses to help make the chip work, O'Doherty said in his talk. Testing in monkeys has advantages. The visual cortex in a monkey is closer to the surface of the brain than in a human, making it easier to access, O'Doherty said in the presentation. Neuralink could use its surgical robot to insert its implant into the deeper regions in a person's brain, he added.
