We’ve seen science fiction movies and TV shows where humans and machines become one – think Terminator or Robocop. While this might seem like a far-fetched reality, the fact is: Elon Musk’s Neuralink is looking for a volunteer willing to go under the knife and get brain chip implants. This marks Neuralink’s first clinical trial, and as Bloomberg/Ashlee Vance reports, Neuralink wants someone willing to let the company surgically open part of their skull, insert a series of electrodes and thin wires into their brain. Furthermore, this procedure would be…

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(Reuters) – Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it had received approval from an independent review board to begin recruiting for the first human trial of its brain implant for stroke patients. Those with paralysis caused by cervical spinal cord injury or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may be eligible for the trial, it said, but did not disclose how many participants would participate in the study, which will take about six years. The research uses a robot to surgically place a brain-computer interface (BCI) implant in…

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During his visit to France on Friday, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced that his brain-chip startup Neuralink is anticipated to commence its initial human trial this year. Speaking at the VivaTech event in Paris, co-founder Musk said Neuralink plans to implant a tetraplegic or paraplegic patient during a webcast moderated by Reuters. While Musk did not specify how many patients his company would implant or for how long, “it looks like the first case will happen later this year,” said Musk, who also owns electric car maker Tesla, social media…

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