Elon Musk's Neuralink Reports Malfunction After First Human Brain Implant

Neuralink Corp, a company founded by Elon Musk, has implanted a device in its first human patient, Noland Arbaugh. The device, known as the "Link," is designed to record neural activity through 1,024 electrodes across 64 thin threads that are thinner than a human hair. However, according to Neuralink's blog post and subsequent reports, some of these threads have retracted from the brain tissue, resulting in the device not functioning properly. The company has stated that this issue occurred in the weeks following the January surgery, with some threads retracting from the brain tissue, leading to a net decrease in brain-computer interface (BCI) performance. Despite this setback, Neuralink claims that Arbaugh has still been able to use the Link to control his laptop from various positions.