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Elon Musk’s Neuralink faces problem with its tiny wires in brain
Neuralink announced that the tiny wires inside the brain of its patient had retracted, but sources say they had known about this for years.
According to Reuters, the Elon Musk-founded company knew from animal testing that the wires could pull out of position, removing with them the sensitive electrodes that decode brain signals. Neuralink is an American neurotechnology company currently testing its brain implant in a person with quadriplegia with the hope they’ll be able to use digital devices by thinking alone. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration also knew about the potential issue as the company shared the animal testing results as part of its application to begin human trials, one source said.
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