Elon also announced that they have robots that can carry out this procedure on human beings, with assistance of neurosurgeons. While all of this sounds interesting, the current update is that the medical experts want to first leverage this technology to help patients who have brain related disorders, before using it to help humans perform wonders with their thoughts.
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How does Neuralink work?
At the heart of Neuralink is the N1, a 4mm chip that is implanted into the skull. Attached to this chip are wires that are thinner than a single human hair, and these wires proceed to interact with the brain. These threads are placed close to important parts of the brain and are able to detect messages as they are relayed between neurons, recording each impulse and stimulating their own. Neuralink claims the N1 is able to connect with 1,000 different brain cells, and that a patient might have as many as 10 N1 chips implanted.
