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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Vinay Patel

Neuralink's First Brain Implant Patient Shares 'Amazing and Rewarding' Experience

First paralysed user with Neuralink chip controls games with his mind! Tech shows promise but faces software and body's natural response challenges. Trial continues. (Credit: Twitter / Michael the news guy @LiendoMichaell)

The first participant in Elon Musk's Neuralink 'brain chip' trial is thrilled with the experience and outcome of his procedure, calling it "amazing" and "rewarding."

In a groundbreaking procedure four months ago, 30-year-old Noland Arbaugh became the first person to receive a Neuralink implant, granting him the ability to control computers with his thoughts. This breakthrough followed Musk's announcement of Neuralink's success in implanting a chip in a monkey's brain, allowing it to control video games with its thoughts.

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