Brain-computer interfaces have made a big splash recently. Elon Musk’s company neuralink, is on the agenda again with the chip he inserted into a person paralyzed from the neck down. Paralyzed man using only his thoughts Mario Kart managed to play.
Played Mario Kart thanks to Neuralink chip
The 29-year-old was left paralyzed from the neck down after a swimming accident. Noland Arbaughstarted using Neuralink’s experimental implant. The company has previously shown moments when it used computers with the power of thought. Now he shared a video of Arbaugh playing Mario Kart on Nintendo Switch.
According to the video, Arbaugh was able to control his character using the Neuralink implant. She was also able to steer left and right, accelerate, and even fire a gun at other racers. And she did all of this without moving a single muscle.
The paralyzed person conveyed his thoughts on the subject to the Neuralink team and said that this experience would be life-changing. He stated that he can now do things that were previously impossible, such as playing games and using the computer.
This suggests that brain-computer interfaces could restore mobility to paralyzed or amputee people. It should also be reminded that only a year has passed since Neuralink started its first human tests.
Although it is seen as a big step, the project is at the center of discussions. It was previously known that Neuralink had difficulties in obtaining some legal permissions. Scientific experiments, especially on humans, have been rejected many times. In fact, the company, which allegedly conducted some experiments without legal permission, was able to obtain permission to work on humans for the first time in May 2023.
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