Meet Neuralink’s first spine patient

Neuralink revealed details about its first human patient, a man who suffered a spinal cord injury after a diving accident, NBC News reported March 20.

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Noland Arbaugh, 29, lost all movement and sensation in his arms and legs after the accident eight years ago, the report said. Neuralink introduced him in a livestream on X, formerly known as Twitter.

He received the Neuralink brain implant in January. Now he can operate a computer and play Chess using this mind.

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