Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant firm cleared for human trials
Al JazeeraNeuralink cleared by US FDA to study implant allowing interface between human brains and computers. United States regulators have given approval for Elon Musk’s start-up Neuralink to test its brain implants on people. Neuralink said on Thursday that it received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration for the first human clinical study of implants which are intended to let the brain interface directly with computers. “We are excited to share that we have received the FDA’s approval to launch our first-in-human clinical study,” Neuralink said in a post on Twitter – which is owned by Musk. ‘As miraculous as it may sound’ On at least four occasions since 2019, Musk predicted that his medical device company would soon start human trials of a brain implant to treat intractable conditions such as paralysis and blindness.