Brain Implant

Researchers have been working for decades on so-called brain-computer interfaces to help people who suffer from paralysis, blindness, hearing loss, and more, regain function

Updated On: 11 May 2026 | 8:53 AM IST

Neuralink is a brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 that uses a tiny chip implant in the brain to enable it to send neural signals to some external device

Updated On: 28 Jul 2025 | 6:52 PM IST

The goal of the study is "to address fundamental questions that will allow the development of a Smart Bionic Eye," according to an online description

Updated On: 26 Jul 2025 | 8:43 AM IST

Chinese researchers used brain-computer interfaces, or BCI, a wireless invasive implant in a patient with tetraplegia in March

Updated On: 16 Jun 2025 | 9:56 AM IST

Musk has long sparred with SEC and last year four lawmakers asked to investigate whether Musk committed securities fraud by allegedly misleading investors about brain implant developed by Neuralink.

Updated On: 13 Dec 2024 | 10:15 PM IST

Neuralink is in the process of testing its device, which is intended to help people with spinal cord injuries

Updated On: 22 Aug 2024 | 8:34 AM IST

Company aims to help patients with brain injury and spinal injuries by enabling them to control phones and computers with their minds

Updated On: 11 Jul 2024 | 8:18 AM IST

Neuralink said it compensated for that retraction through a series of software fixes, which produced a rapid and sustained improvement that has now superseded Noland's initial performance.

Updated On: 09 May 2024 | 7:24 AM IST

For the first time Musk has given the implant device a name

Updated On: 31 Jan 2024 | 12:28 AM IST

Neuralink's brain implant aims to help people with traumatic injuries operate computers using only their thoughts

Updated On: 30 Jan 2024 | 7:37 AM IST

Neuralink's brain implant devices could cure paralysis and schizophrenia in humans, but concerns about privacy linger

Updated On: 07 Jun 2023 | 10:27 AM IST

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Updated On: 30 May 2023 | 12:19 PM IST

Synchron's Switch device aims to help paralyzed people, such as those with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), communicate by controlling computer cursors with their minds

Updated On: 15 Dec 2022 | 7:28 PM IST

In typical fashion for an Elon Musk venture, Neuralink is already bounding ahead, aiming implants at other parts of the body

Updated On: 02 Dec 2022 | 12:55 AM IST

Elon Musk spoke enthusiastically about the potential for the technology to address brain injuries and other disorders

Updated On: 29 Aug 2020 | 8:49 AM IST

The scientists are in discussions to commercialise the technology

Updated On: 17 Feb 2018 | 9:34 PM IST