Neuralink has begun searching for volunteers to test its Blindsight device, which can restore vision.
We have received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Blindsight.
Join us in our quest to bring back sight to those who have lost it. Apply to our Patient Registry and openings on our career page https://t.co/abBMTdv7Rh
— Neuralink (@neuralink) September 17, 2024
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Blindsight Breakthrough Device Designation.
Neuralink CEO Elon Musk emphasized that the gadget will allow even those who have lost both eyes and the optic nerve to see.
The Blindsight device from Neuralink will enable even those who have lost both eyes and their optic nerve to see.
Provided the visual cortex is intact, it will even enable those who have been blind from birth to see for the first time.
To set expectations correctly, the vision… https://t.co/MYLHNcPrw6 pic.twitter.com/RAenDpd3fx
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 17, 2024
Musk added that the vision would initially be “low resolution, like Atari graphics.” Over time, it could improve beyond natural vision and “allow us to see in infrared, ultraviolet, or even radar wavelengths.”
Neuralink is a brain-computer interface (BCI) company. In January, the startup successfully implanted a brain chip into its first volunteer. Soon, he learned to control a computer mouse with his mind.
In August, Musk announced the success of a new operation. He noted that his startup’s BCI would not only allow paralyzed people to control simple computer interfaces with their thoughts, but would also give them exceptional abilities, including thermal or eagle vision.
The second patient learned to play video games and use 3D design software a few weeks after surgery.
Neuralink isn’t the only one integrating BCIs. Other companies like Synchron are also integrating neurochips into paralyzed patients.
Previously, a man named Mark learned to control electronic devices that support Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant using a brain implant.
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