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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Elon Musk’s Neuralink says 10,000 patients have signed up for its brain chip

Neuralink's brain chips have already been tested on people with paralysis to help them control computers through their thoughts - (Neuralink)

Elon Musk’s brain chip startup Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 people hoping to get the brain-computer interface implanted in their skull, the company’s president has said.

Neuralink opened a ‘Patient Registry’ on its website earlier this year, allowing people around the world to sign up for trials of the technology.

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