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Theo Farrant

Paralysed British student controls computer with thoughts using Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant

A British medical student paralysed in a diving accident has regained a degree of independence after receiving a brain implant developed by Elon Musk’s company Neuralink, as part of an early-stage clinical trial in London.

Sebastian Gomez-Peña is among the first patients in the United Kingdom to test the device, which allows users to control a computer using only their thoughts.

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