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We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening


After months of secrecy, Neuralink revealed that the partner site for its brain implant study is the Barrow Neurological Institute.

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink has chosen the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, as the initial study site to test its Telepathy device. “We chose to partner with Barrow based on their extensive expertise in caring for patients with complex neurological conditions,” Neuralink said in a recent blog post. The company did publish a brochure last fall that provides some details about the study, including basic information on how the device works and who is eligible to participate.

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